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cessna.py

import os, json

def tree2dict(abs2rel, rel2dir, exclude_dirs):
    """
    abs2rel: absolute path to the relative location ('C:\\User\\MyUsername\\Documents\\')
    rel2dir: relative path to the dict to copy ('myproject\\')
    exclude_dirs: directories to exclude (['myproject\\.git','myproject\\secretfiles')
    """
    os.chdir(abs2rel)
    wanted_dir = lambda thisdir, exclude_dirs: not any(p in thisdir for p in exclude_dirs)
    
    dirs = [path for path,_,_, in os.walk(rel2dir) if wanted_dir(path, exclude_dirs)]
    fnames = [files for path,_,files in os.walk(rel2dir) if wanted_dir(path, exclude_dirs)]
    
    filecontent = {}
    for idx_dir, dir_ in enumerate(dirs):
        for f in fnames[idx_dir]:
            key = os.path.join(dir_, f)
            with open(key, 'r') as thisfile:
                filecontent[key] = thisfile.readlines()
                
    return {'dirs':dirs, 'files':filecontent, 'rel':rel2dir}

def dict2txt(fpath, d):
    with open(fpath, 'w') as file:
        json.dump(d, file)

def txt2dict(fpath):
    with open(fpath, 'r') as file:
        return json.load(file)
    
def build_rel(rel):
    loc = ''
    for p in rel.split('\\')[:-1]:
        loc += p
        try:
            os.mkdir(loc)
        except FileExistsError:
            pass
    
def build_dirs(dirs):
    for d in dirs:
        os.mkdir(d)
        
def build_files(filecontent):
    for fpath, fcontent in filecontent.items():
        with open(fpath, 'w') as file:
            file.writelines(fcontent)
        
def dict2tree(d, fpath_write):
    dirs = d['dirs']
    filecontent = d['files']
    rel = d['rel']
    os.chdir(fpath_write)
    #build_rel(rel)
    build_dirs(dirs)
    build_files(filecontent)
    
    
def packrepo(abs2rel, rel2dir, exclude_dirs, out_fpath):
    d = tree2dict(abs2rel, rel2dir, exclude_dirs)
    dict2txt(out_fpath, d)
    
def unpackrepo(input_fpath, output_fpath):
    d = txt2dict(input_fpath)
    dict2tree(d, output_fpath)
    
if __name__ == '__main__':
	PACK_DIR = "myrepo\\"

	packrepo(
		abs2rel = "C:\\Users\\me\\Documents\\",
		rel2dir = PACK_DIR,
		exclude_dirs = [PACK_DIR + '.git', PACK_DIR + '.vscode'],
		out_fpath="C:\\Users\\me\\Documents\\myrepospecs.json"
	)

	unpackrepo(
		"C:\\Users\\me\\Documents\\myrepospecs.json",
		"C:\\Users\\me\\Documents\\repo-copy\\",
	)