Python Example Script for File and Directory Manipulation

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Python Example Script for File and Directory Manipulation

Instructions:

You will be prompted for the file extension type (example, txt, jpg, tar, etc), the number of files you want in each newly created directory, and the base name for the new directories.

The script will ask:

enter the file ext, ex jpg:
enter in the file count for each new dir:
enter the base name for each new dir:

Lets say your answers are

jpg
5
pictures

After the script runs you will have 4 new directories in the directory you were in when the script ran:

pictures1 pictures2 pictures3 pictures4

pictures1 2 and 3 will have 5 jpg files each, and pictures4 dir will have 4 jpg files. Files are sorted alphabetically.

Python Code

#!/usr/local/bin/python

# Python File and Directory Manipulator 1.0
# Author: Douglas Palovick
# License: GPL http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt

import os, glob, shutil

file_ext = raw_input("enter the file ext, ex jpg:\n")
file_count = raw_input("enter in the file\
 count for each new dir:\n")
file_count = int(file_count)
dir_base_name = raw_input("enter the base name\
 for each new dir:\n")

filenames = glob.glob(('*.' + file_ext))
filenames.sort()
dir_number = 0

while filenames:
    dir_number += 1
    new_dir = dir_base_name + str(dir_number)
    os.mkdir(new_dir)
    for n in range(min(file_count, len(filenames))):
        src_file = filenames.pop(0)
        shutil.copy(src_file, new_dir)
        os.unlink(src_file)