path.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: latin1 -*-
"""

"""
import os
import shutil


def showFolderTree(path,show_files=False,indentation=2,file_output=False):
	"""
	Shows the content of a folder in a tree structure.
	path -(string)- path of the root folder we want to show.
	show_files -(boolean)-  Whether or not we want to see files listed.
							Defaults to False.
	indentation -(int)- Indentation we want to use, defaults to 2.   
	file_output -(string)-  Path (including the name) of the file where we want
							to save the tree.
	"""


	tree = []

	if not show_files:
		for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
			level = root.replace(path, '').count(os.sep)
			indent = ' '*indentation*(level)
			tree.append('{}{}/'.format(indent,os.path.basename(root)))

	if show_files:
		for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
			level = root.replace(path, '').count(os.sep)
			indent = ' '*indentation*(level)
			tree.append('{}{}/'.format(indent,os.path.basename(root)))    
			for f in files:
				subindent=' ' * indentation * (level+1)
				tree.append('{}{}'.format(subindent,f))

	if file_output:
		output_file = open(file_output,'w')
		for line in tree:
			output_file.write(line)
			output_file.write('\n')
	else:
		# Default behaviour: print on screen.
		for line in tree: print(line)


showFolderTree("D:\\Documentos\\editor-gtk-c",True,6,"D:\\Documentos\\editor-gtk-c\\textedit\\tree.txt")