file and directory utilities

fileutils.py

import sys
import getopt
import os
import string as str

def findDuplicateFilenames(dir):
  unique, dupes = [], []
  try:
    for filename in os.listdir(dir):
      name = str.split(filename, '.')[0]
      if name not in unique:
        unique.append(name)
      else:
        dupes.append(name)
    if len(dupes) > 0:
      dupes.sort()
      for i in dupes:
        print i
  except Exception:
    print "Path not found. Make sure you type the full path.\n"\
          "ex: -f /home/user/dir"

def main(argv=None):
  if argv is None:
    argv = sys.argv
  try:
    shortOpts = "f:h"
    longOpts = ["find=","help"]
    opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv[1:], shortOpts, longOpts)
  except getopt.error, msg: 
    print msg
    return 2
  for opt, arg in opts:
    if opt == "-f" or opt == "--find":
      dir = arg
      findDuplicateFilenames(dir)
    elif opt == "-h" or opt == "--help":
      print "  -f --find <path>"\
            "  displays duplicate file names in given path"

if __name__ == "__main__":
  sys.exit(main())