Python script to clean desktop.
This little script cleans my desktop.
from os import listdir as ls, mkdir, remove as rm from os.path import join, isdir, exists from shutil import copyfile as copy """ I always downloads pictures and documents directly onto my desktop, as a result my desktop turns out to look like a recycle bin. This script helps me to organize these small files into directories according to their types. @author : PhoenixR """ exts = {'jpg' : 'Pictures', 'png' :'Pictures', 'gif' :'Pictures', 'pdf' : 'Documents', 'doc':'Documents' , 'ppt' : 'Documents'} def get_type(file) : if exts.has_key( file[-3:] ) : return exts[file[-3:]] else : return None def new_dir( path, file, type=None) : """ Make a new directory is the file type hasn't been recognized. Copy the file to the new directory, and remove the original copy. """ if type is None : return if not exists( join(path, type) ) : mkdir( join(path, type) ) copy( join(path, file), join( path, join(type, file) )) print 'File %s is deleted' % join(path, file) rm( join(path,file) ) def main(root=None) : if root is None : path = '.' else : path = root files = ls(path) for file in files : if not isdir( join( path, file) ) : new_dir( path, file, get_type( file) ) if __name__ == '__main__' : main()