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June 4, 2011 22:10
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This script cleans a directory containing debian packages up leaving only the three newest versions. Package filenames must follow "<package>_<version>-<build>.deb" format and package name must not contain underscores.
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#!/usr/bin/env python | |
import sys, os | |
def extract_pkg(package_file): | |
result = {} | |
package_file = package_file.replace('.deb', '') | |
(result['package'], tmp) = package_file.split('_') | |
(tmp, result['build']) = tmp.split('-') | |
tmp = tmp.split('.') | |
result['version'] = 0.0 | |
for i in range(0, len(tmp)): | |
result['version'] = result['version'] + float(tmp[i]) / 1000**i | |
return result | |
def main(argv=sys.argv): | |
packages = os.listdir(argv[1]) | |
basenames = [] | |
[ basenames.append(name.split('_')[0]) for name in packages if '.deb' in name and not basenames.count(name.split('_')[0]) ] | |
for package in basenames: | |
package_files = [ name for name in packages if package in name ] | |
package_files.sort(lambda x, y: cmp(extract_pkg(y)['version'], extract_pkg(x)['version'])) | |
old_files = package_files[3:] | |
for filename in old_files: | |
os.unlink(os.path.realpath(os.path.join(argv[1], filename))) | |
if __name__ == "__main__": | |
sys.exit(main()) |
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