[Tutor] recursive using the os.walk(path) from the os module

[Richard Lovely]

The way I'd do it is create a dict mapping extensions to folders
(something like {'doc': 'word', 'pdf': 'acrobat'} ), then use
os.renames(old, new), which works the same as moving when you give it
a different path for new, and also magically handles creating new
directories for you.  The documentation for the os.walk() contains an
example that could easily be modified to do what you want.

The documentation is your friend.

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> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:50:58 +0100
> From: "Alan Gauld" <alan.gauld at btinternet.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] recursive using the os.walk(path) from the os
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> "A. Joseph" <joefazee at gmail.com> wrote
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>> I want to search through a directory and re-arrange all the files
>> into e.g
>>
>> All .doc files go into MS WORD folder, all .pdf files goes into PDF
>> Folder.
>>
>> I`m thinking of doing something with the os.walk(path) method from
>> os
>
> Which aspect is puzzling you? The use of os walk to traverse the
> folders? Or the algorithm to put the files into new folders?
>
> In either case you might get the answer in my Using the OS topic in
> my tutorial.
>
> Otherwise try posting a bit more detail on what you need.
>
> Thanks,
>
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