[Ex094]

Was getting bored and my D Drive was awfully filled with all types of junk files so I decided to sort em up, this quick script I coded does all the work, So far I'm happy with it

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Source Code:

Code:

import os, shutil, sys ###Extensions and their respective folder names extension = {'Text': '.txt', 'Executables': '.exe', 'Python Executable': '.py'} def file_sort(path): ###Path where the script is located files = os.listdir(path) ###Check if folder is not empty if (files == 0): print "No files found in this directory" else: for ex in extension: for item in files: if item.endswith(extension[ex]): try: ###If Folder exists then move file if os.path.isdir(path + ex): shutil.move(path + item, path + ex) ###Else create folder then move file else: os.makedirs(path + ex) shutil.move(path + item, path + ex) ###Error handler in case if files already exist except: print "Files And Folders have been sorted already!" break try: if(sys.argv[1]): if(os.path.isdir(sys.argv[1])): print "Sorting files in defined path: " + sys.argv[1] file_sort(sys.argv[1]) else: print "Directory does not exist" except: print "No Directory or Path Defined!" print "Command: filesort.py C:/folder/folder"

How to Run?

The script name is followed by the directory where you want to sort things up, For example I want to sort files in D:/Software so

Code:

filesort.py D:/Softwares/

Note You can add more extensions dictionary, For example to add .mp3 do:

Code:

extension = {'Text': '.txt', 'Executables': '.exe', 'Python Executable': '.py', 'MP3': '.mp3'}

This project is also on Github so you can view it there too https://github.com/Ex094/File-Sorter

Hope this helps For more releases follow me up on my github

Regards,
Ex094

[L0aD1nG]

You could make it more handy man by making it accept the path you want to sort as args.
So you dont have to put it in the folder you wanna sort...i guess you know how..?

[Anima Templi]

I actually made a similar tool a while ago.

https://github.com/AnimaTempli/Organizer

[L0aD1nG]

You could grab the whole code to a function and do this..

Code:

import optparse import sys def my_sweet_sort(path): <the whole code> def main(): parser = optparse.OptionParser("Usage : " + sys.argv[0] + " -p <path you would like sort>" ) parser.add_option('-p', dest = 'sort_path', type = 'string', help = 'This is the path location you want to sort') (options, args) = parser.parse_args() sort_path = options.sort_path if not sort_path: print parser.usage exit(1) else: my_sweet_sort(sort_path) exit(0) ## At last check if debug mode given and run it if __name__ == '__main__': main()

So you can now do this from the cmd:
python myscript.py -p <path to sort>

I just made a suggestion i hope that is allowed
Well done posting the code so everyone can learn from i love people like you!
Also well done doing that with python!!!
Cheers!

[Ex094]

@L0aD1nG I like the suggestion, I'll see what I can do AND YES SUGGESTION ARE ALLOWED lol Every one needs feedback so that they can improve. BTW Welcome to community

@Anima Templi Nice I didn't see that lol

[L0aD1nG]

@L0aD1nG I like the suggestion, I'll see what I can do AND YES SUGGESTION ARE ALLOWED lol Every one needs feedback so that they can improve. BTW Welcome to community

Thank you man i was registered but inactive i was studding a new book and making a nice little program now that i am finished i will be active..

[Anima Templi]

You want feedback? Well, take a look at mine, lol. Maybe add a config file like I did, to easily add new file types/folders. Also, as already suggested, make it take arguments from the command line. This will make it much easier for the user, to actually choose a path.

You could grab the whole code to a function and do this..

Code:

import optparse import sys def my_sweet_sort(path): <the whole code> def main(): parser = optparse.OptionParser("Usage : " + sys.argv[0] + " -p <path you would like sort>" ) parser.add_option('-p', dest = 'sort_path', type = 'string', help = 'This is the path location you want to sort') (options, args) = parser.parse_args() sort_path = options.sort_path if not sort_path: print parser.usage exit(1) else: my_sweet_sort(sort_path) exit(0) ## At last check if debug mode given and run it if __name__ == '__main__': main()

So you can now do this from the cmd:
python myscript.py -p <path to sort>

I just made a suggestion i hope that is allowed
Well done posting the code so everyone can learn from i love people like you!
Also well done doing that with python!!!
Cheers!

I really won't recommend this code, sorry.

Optparse has been deprecated since of Python 2.7 besides, argparse has several more features than optparse.

• handling positional arguments
  
• supporting sub-commands
  
• allowing alternative option prefixes like + and /
  
• handling zero-or-more and one-or-more style arguments
  
• producing more informative usage messages
  
• providing a much simpler interface for custom types and actions
  

Second, it's not really recommended to create a main function like that in Python. Absolutely no need for it. And "my_sweet_sort() ? Function/class and variable names should tell as much about the function/value they hold.

I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but since you gave feedback, I thought it was ok for me to do the same thing.

[coolshame]

Nice, but it simply use Right Click and Sort by> any!

[Ex094]

Nice, but it simply use Right Click and Sort by> any!

Run the program then re comment It organizes your files by making respective folders. Why would I made a program to sort file by names or size

[L0aD1nG]

You want feedback? Well, take a look at mine, lol. Maybe add a config file like I did, to easily add new file types/folders. Also, as already suggested, make it take arguments from the command line. This will make it much easier for the user, to actually choose a path.

You could grab the whole code to a function and do this..

Code:

import optparse import sys def my_sweet_sort(path): <the whole code> def main(): parser = optparse.OptionParser("Usage : " + sys.argv[0] + " -p <path you would like sort>" ) parser.add_option('-p', dest = 'sort_path', type = 'string', help = 'This is the path location you want to sort') (options, args) = parser.parse_args() sort_path = options.sort_path if not sort_path: print parser.usage exit(1) else: my_sweet_sort(sort_path) exit(0) ## At last check if debug mode given and run it if __name__ == '__main__': main()

So you can now do this from the cmd:
python myscript.py -p <path to sort>

I just made a suggestion i hope that is allowed
Well done posting the code so everyone can learn from i love people like you!
Also well done doing that with python!!!
Cheers!

I really won't recommend this code, sorry.

Optparse has been deprecated since of Python 2.7 besides, argparse has several more features than optparse.

• handling positional arguments
  
• supporting sub-commands
  
• allowing alternative option prefixes like + and /
  
• handling zero-or-more and one-or-more style arguments
  
• producing more informative usage messages
  
• providing a much simpler interface for custom types and actions
  

Second, it's not really recommended to create a main function like that in Python. Absolutely no need for it. And "my_sweet_sort() ? Function/class and variable names should tell as much about the function/value they hold.

I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but since you gave feedback, I thought it was ok for me to do the same thing.

First of all i havent tried that argparse module but i think that same can happen with optparse..but i am not sure as i havent check the argparse module yet.

On the other hand now i didnt recommend him naming functions like that i just wanted to show him the way that optparse works so i just putted a random and little funny name to the function.Also using the main funtion is highly recommended by pro pythonistaz cause its a way to nicely organize all the code at last and run it like that after check if not debuging flag is on.