The script I use to provide chatgpt with code files.

llmcompile.py

import os
import argparse

def list_specified_files(files, output_file):
    # Open the output file in write mode
    with open(output_file, 'w') as file_out:
        for item in files:
            if os.path.isfile(item):
                # If it's a file, get the full path and write to the output file
                full_path = os.path.abspath(item)
                file_out.write(f"File Name: {os.path.basename(item)}\n")
                file_out.write(f"Full Path: {full_path}\n")
                
                # Try to read and dump file content
                try:
                    with open(item, 'r') as f:
                        content = f.read()
                    file_out.write("File Content:\n")
                    file_out.write(content + "\n")
                except Exception as e:
                    file_out.write(f"Error reading file: {str(e)}\n")
                
                file_out.write("-" * 40 + "\n")
            
            elif os.path.isdir(item):
                # If it's a directory, traverse through and list the files
                for root, dirs, files_in_dir in os.walk(item):
                    for file in files_in_dir:
                        full_path = os.path.join(root, file)
                        file_out.write(f"File Name: {file}\n")
                        file_out.write(f"Full Path: {full_path}\n")
                        
                        # Try to read and dump file content
                        try:
                            with open(full_path, 'r') as f:
                                content = f.read()
                            file_out.write("File Content:\n")
                            file_out.write(content + "\n")
                        except Exception as e:
                            file_out.write(f"Error reading file: {str(e)}\n")
                        
                        file_out.write("-" * 40 + "\n")
                        
    print(f"File list with contents saved to {output_file}")

def main():
    # Initialize the argument parser
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='List specified files and directories and save to a text file along with their contents.')
    
    # Add arguments for the files and output file
    parser.add_argument('files', nargs='+', type=str, help='The files or directories to list and dump contents.')
    parser.add_argument('output_file', type=str, help='The output text file where the list and contents will be saved.')

    # Parse the arguments
    args = parser.parse_args()

    # Call the function with the provided files and output file
    list_specified_files(args.files, args.output_file)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()