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create_dir_tree.py

#with os
import os
os.makedirs('2018/10/05', mode=0o770)

#with pathlib
import pathlib
p = pathlib.Path('2018/10/05')
p.mkdir(parents=True)

create_directories

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create_ignore_if_exist.py

from pathlib import Path

p = Path('example_directory')
try:
    p.mkdir()
except FileExistsError as exc:
    print(exc)

create_ignore_if_exist2.py

from pathlib import Path

p = Path('example_directory')
p.mkdir(exist_ok=True)

files_date_modif.py

from datetime import datetime
from os import scandir

def convert_date(timestamp):
    d = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(timestamp)
    formated_date = d.strftime('%d %b %Y')
    return formated_date

def get_files():
    dir_entries = scandir('my_directory/')
    for entry in dir_entries:
        if entry.is_file():
            info = entry.stat()
            print(f'{entry.name}\t Last Modified: {convert_date(info.st_mtime)}')

list_all_files.py

import os
# List all files in a directory using os.listdir
path = "C:/Users/Marc Yeranosyan/PycharmProjects/Working_With_Files"
for p in os.listdir(path):
    if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(path, p)):  # for folders isdir
        print (p)
        
import os

# List all files in a directory using scandir()
path = "C:/Users/Marc Yeranosyan/PycharmProjects/Working_With_Files"
with os.scandir(path) as entries:
    for p in entries:
        if p.is_file():  # for folders isdir
            print(entry.name)

from pathlib import Path
# List all files in a directory using pathlib module
directory = Path("C:/Users/Marc Yeranosyan/PycharmProjects/Working_With_Files")
for p in directory.iterdir():
    if p.is_dir():
        print(p)

listdir.py

entries = os.listdir('my_directory/')
for entry in entries:
  print(entry)

pathlib.py

from pathlib import Path

path = Path("C:/Users/Marc Yeranosyan/PycharmProjects/Working_With_Files")
for p in path.iterdir():
    print(p)

scandir.py

import os

with os.scandir('my_directory/') as entries:
    for entry in entries:
        print(entry.name)

simple.py

with open('data.txt', 'r') as f:
    data = f.read()

simple1.py

with open('data.txt', 'w') as f:
    data = 'some data to be written to the file'
    f.write(data)

sss

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