Automate Removal of Old Dropbox Screenshots

cleanscreenshots.py

import os
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

dropbox_screenshot_dir = '/Users/adrienshen/Dropbox/Screenshots'
defaults = {
    'days_since': 30,
}
oldest_date = datetime.now() - timedelta(defaults['days_since'])

def browse_files():
    print('Remove screenshots older than {} days'.format(defaults['days_since']))
    for filename in os.listdir(dropbox_screenshot_dir):
        if (filename.split()[0] == 'Screenshot' and is_ancient(filename.split()[1])):
            f = os.path.join(dropbox_screenshot_dir, filename)
            print('Removing ', f)
            os.remove(f)


def is_ancient(file_date):
    parsed_date = datetime.strptime(file_date, '%Y-%m-%d')
    return parsed_date < oldest_date


def __main__():
    browse_files()


__main__()