simple script to compare directories

compare

#!/usr/bin/python
# compare two directories
import os
import sys; sys.argv = sys.argv[1:]
from colorama import Fore, Style

if len(sys.argv) == 1 and ("help" in sys.argv or "h" in sys.argv):
    print("usage: compare <old_dir> <new_dir>")
    sys.exit(0)

if len(sys.argv) != 2:
    print("error: too few/much arguments provided. expected 2.", file=sys.stderr)
    sys.exit(1)

files = []
for directory in sys.argv:
    try:
        files.append(os.listdir(directory))
    except FileNotFoundError:
        print(f"error: {directory} not found.", file=sys.stderr)
        sys.exit(1)

files1 = files[0]
files2 = files[1]

# new files
print(end=Fore.GREEN)
for file in files2:
    if file not in files1:
        print(f"+ {file}")
print(end=Style.RESET_ALL)

# old files
print(end=Fore.RED)
for file in files1:
    if file not in files2:
        print(f"- {file}")
print(end=Style.RESET_ALL)