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Javi Torre
Javi Torre

Reputation: 824

Python move all files in directory to sub-directory with timestamp in another directory

I have a directory (Unprocessed) in which I have some files. I need a python way to create a timestamped sub-directory (Pr_DDMMYY_HHMiSS) in another directory (Processed) and move the mentioned files inside that newly created sub-directory (Pr_DDMMYY_HHMiSS). Those to-be-created sub-directories will act as backups for the changes in the files. Other solution designs are also welcome.

Main directory (unprocessed would host the to-be-processed files and, when processed, those would be moved to processed, in Pr_150321_195708 (Pr_DDMMYY_HHMiSS).

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Unprocessed subdirectory

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Processed subdirectory

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Example of processed folder (after running the process that empties the unprocessed directory and moves the files here.

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Upvotes: 1

Views: 165

Answers (1)

lnogueir
lnogueir

Reputation: 2085

Assuming your script is on the same folder as Processed and Unprocessed directories, you could do this:

import os, shutil, datetime

UNPROCESSED_PATH = 'Unprocessed'
PROCESSED_PATH = 'Processed'

try:
    filesToMove = os.listdir(UNPROCESSED_PATH)
except FileNotFoundError:
    print(f"No '{UNPROCESSED_PATH}' directory found")
    exit()

if len(filesToMove) == 0:
    print('No files to process')
    exit()

currTime = datetime.datetime.now()
currTimeStr = currTime.strftime("%d%m%y_%H%M%S")

newDirPath = f'{PROCESSED_PATH}/Pr_{currTimeStr}'
os.mkdir(newDirPath)
print(f'Created {newDirPath} directory')

for file in filesToMove:
    shutil.move(f'{UNPROCESSED_PATH}/{file}', f'{newDirPath}/{file}')
    print(f'Moving {file}')

print(f'Done processing {len(filesToMove)} files')

Tested with Python 3.6.4 on a Windows Pro.

Upvotes: 1

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