Converts a file name to a color code.

filecolor.py

def filecolor(filename):

    colors = ("#f15501", "#f15501", "#f3ca0a", "#199c4b",
              "#0298c3", "#ca2afe", "#6e4a7e", "#701516",
              "#6594b9", "#0d3c6e", "#3ebc27", "#a9188d",
              "#f15501", "#543978", "#37775b", "#0579aa",)

    # if the filename has an extension, use it for the hash
    if "." in filename:
        filename = filename.split(".")[1]

    selection = hash(filename) % 16

    return colors[selection]