# Ptyhon program to organize files of a directory
import os
import sys
import shutil
# This function organizes contents of sourcePath into multiple
# directories using the file types provided in extensionToDir
def OrganizeDirectory(sourcePath, extensionToDir):
if not os.path.exists(sourcePath):
print ("The source folder '" + sourcePath +
"' does not exist!!\n")
else:
for file in os.listdir(sourcePath):
file = os.path.join(sourcePath, file)
# Ignore if its a directory
if os.path.isdir(file):
continue
filename, fileExtension = os.path.splitext(file)
fileExtension = fileExtension[1:]
# If the file extension is present in the mapping
if fileExtension in extensionToDir:
# Store the corresponding directory name
destinationName = extensionToDir[fileExtension]
destinationPath = os.path.join(sourcePath, destinationName)
# If the directory does not exist
if not os.path.exists(destinationPath):
print ("Creating new directory for `" + fileExtension +
"` files, named - `" + destinationName + "'!!")
# Create a new directory
os.makedirs(destinationPath)
# Move the file
shutil.move(file, destinationPath)
def main():
if len(sys.argv) != 2:
print "Usage: "
return
sourcePath = sys.argv[1]
extensionToDir = {}
extensionToDir["mp3"] = "Songs"
extensionToDir["jpg"] = "Images"
print("")
OrganizeDirectory(sourcePath, extensionToDir)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
