I want to move files from a complex directory structure to just one place. For example i have this deep hierarchy:
foo/
foo2/
1.jpg
2.jpg
...
I want it to be:
1.jpg
2.jpg
...
My current solution:
def move(destination):
for_removal = os.path.join(destination, '\\')
is_in_parent = lambda x: x.find(for_removal) > -1
with directory(destination):
files_to_move = filter(is_in_parent,
glob_recursive(path='.'))
for file in files_to_move:
shutil.move(file, destination)
Definitions: directory
and glob_recursive
. Note, that my code only moves files to their common parent directory, not an arbitrary destination.
How can i move all files from a complex hierarchy to a single place succinctly and elegantly?
Run recursively through directory, move the files and launch move
for directories:
import shutil
import os
def move(destination, depth=None):
if not depth:
depth = []
for file_or_dir in os.listdir(os.path.join([destination] + depth, os.sep)):
if os.path.isfile(file_or_dir):
shutil.move(file_or_dir, destination)
else:
move(destination, os.path.join(depth + [file_or_dir], os.sep))