Python script to move files randomly into folders to create random groups. Written by ChatGPT.

random_file_grouper.py

import os
import random
import shutil
import math
import argparse

def move_files(directory_path, num_files_per_subdir):
    # Get list of all files in directory
    all_files = os.listdir(directory_path)
    
    # Shuffle the list randomly
    random.shuffle(all_files)
    
    # Calculate the number of subdirectories to create
    num_subdirs = math.ceil(len(all_files) / num_files_per_subdir)
    
    # Create subdirectories
    for i in range(num_subdirs):
        subdir_path = os.path.join(directory_path, f"group{i+1}")
        os.mkdir(subdir_path)
        
        # Move random files to subdirectory
        for j in range(num_files_per_subdir):
            if all_files:
                # Get random file and remove it from list
                file = all_files.pop(random.randrange(len(all_files)))
                
                # Move file to subdirectory
                src_path = os.path.join(directory_path, file)
                dst_path = os.path.join(subdir_path, file)
                shutil.move(src_path, dst_path)
            else:
                break  # No more files to move


if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Randomly move files from a directory to subdirectories')
    parser.add_argument('directory_path', type=str, help='The path to the directory containing the files to move')
    parser.add_argument('num_files_per_subdir', type=int, help='The number of files to include in each subdirectory')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    move_files(args.directory_path, args.num_files_per_subdir)