saves folder structure to json file allowing it to be recovered

SaveTheTrees.py

#! /usr/bin/env python
import os
import json
import time


def listFolders(folderpath):
    """
    Iterates through the child folders of folderpath
    and adds items to a list object.
    """
    folders = []
    for path, dirs, files in os.walk(folderpath):
        folders.append(path)
    return folders


def saveTree(basefolder):
    """
    creates a file called folders.json with a dictionary of the
    folders created in the listFolders function
    """
    tree = listFolders(basefolder)
    today = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
    treeDict = {'date': today, 'folders': tree}
    jsonTree = json.dumps(treeDict, indent=4)
    with open('folders.json', 'wb') as f:
        f.write(jsonTree)


def replaceFolders(local=False):
    with open('folders.json', 'rb') as f:
        jsonTree = json.load(f)
        for paths in jsonTree['folders']:
            if not local:
                if not os.path.exists(paths):
                    os.makedirs(paths)
                else:
                    print paths
            else:
                os.makedirs(paths.replace('T:','C:'))


if __name__ == '__main__':
    inp_folder = 'C:\\'
    saveTree(inp_folder)
    # replaceFolders(local=True)