Help - Python syntax - repeats script through subordinate folders

[BlueFielder]

On Saturday, September 7, 2013 9:56:25 PM UTC-4, Chris Angelico wrote:

> Your initial command and path suggest you're on a Unix-like system
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> (these days that most likely means either Linux or Mac OS), but the
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> FOR command at the end is a Windows command, so that's not going to
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> work. However, Unix does have a find command, so that should work 

Hi Chris.
Thank you so much for your rely.
Yes…. I am doing this on a Mac OS

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> Do you need to run your script once for each file, or once for each
> 
> directory? Based on your use of "for /r", I'm thinking once per
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> directory.

I wish to run the script just once on the parent folder…. and have it run through all the 86 subordinate folders that reside in that parent folder. 


> $ find -type d -execdir bash -c 'cd {}; python ./fxp2aupreset.py ./
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> aumu Alb3 LinP vstdata' \;
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> 
> I'm sure there's a tidier way to do it, but this should work!

OK  I will try that as soon as I can and post the results.
FWIW: I'm not convened with 'tidy' … as I will only being coin this once.

So very kind of you to help. 
HT to you sir.