Python script to sync two folders for Git and remove sensitive data from source.

gistfile1.txt

# To use this script create a parent directory and two directorys inside it (src & github). Place this file in the parent directory.
# Place your source code in the 'src' directory. When you want to publish, run this script to copy all source files to the github directory and replace sensitive data.
# This way you can run sensitive data in your working copy and the Github version is stripped of sensitive data.
# Be sure to update this snippet to include your find and replace variables.
import shutil
import os

def copy_src_to_github(src, github):
    if not os.path.exists(src):
        print(f"Source directory {src} does not exist.")
        return

    if not os.path.exists(github):
        os.makedirs(github)

    try:
        # Delete all files and directories in github that match the names in the src directory
        for item in os.listdir(github):
            item_path = os.path.join(github, item)
            if item not in [".gitattributes", ".gitignore", ".git"]:
                if os.path.isdir(item_path):
                    #print("Remove Directory: ", item_path)
                    shutil.rmtree(item_path)
                else:
                    #print("Remove File: ", item_path)
                    os.remove(item_path)
            
        shutil.copytree(src, github, dirs_exist_ok=True)
        
        # search and replace text in all files
        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(github):
            for file in files:
                file_path = os.path.join(root, file)
                with open(file_path, "r") as f:
                    content = f.read()
                content = content.replace("find-me", "{replace-with}")
                with open(file_path, "w") as f:
                    f.write(content)
        
        
        print(f"All files and directories from {src} have been copied to {github}.")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    src = "./src"
    dest = "./github"
    copy_src_to_github(src, dest)