Python | Arrange the files in directories according to extensions
In this article, we will learn how to arrange the files in different directories according to their extensions. When you have a lot of files with different extension than you can simply use the script for your help.
Below is the Python implementation –
import os # Using system functions import shutil # Moving file to different folders. # Changing the folder location. os.chdir(os.getcwd()) cwd = os.getcwd() # For listing files from the folder. l = [f for f in os.listdir(cwd) if os.path.isfile(f)] l2 = [] # Get the extension of file from list l. for value in l: s = value.split( '.' )[ 1 ] l2.append(s) print (l, l2) # We remove duplicate values from # list l2 and checks if directory # exists otherwise we create new one for extension in set (l2): dirname = extension if os.path.exists(cwd + '\' + extension): pass else : os.makedirs(dirname) # We use zip function and list l and # l2 passed as arguments. # If extension in file is same and # file not exists then we move the file. for files, extension in zip (l, l2): if extension in files: if os.path.exists(cwd + '\'+extension+' \' + files): pass else : shutil.move(cwd + '\'+files, cwd+' \' + extension) print (extension, files) else : print ( 'error' ) |
Files Not Arranged:
Files Arranged:
Output:
['arrange.py', 'mydata.pdf', 'python.exe', 'resume.doc'] ['py', 'pdf', 'exe', 'doc'] py arrange.py pdf mydata.pdf exe python.exe doc resume.doc