a python script for automatically creating file structure of any directory.

file-structure.py

import os
import fnmatch

# Define the root directory
root_dir = os.getcwd()

# Define the output file name
output_file = "directory_structure.txt"

# Define patterns to ignore
ignore_patterns = []
with open(".gitignore", "r") as f:
    for line in f:
        line = line.strip().rstrip("/")
        if line and not line.startswith("#"):
            ignore_patterns.append(line)

# Open the output file for writing
with open(output_file, "w") as f:
    # Walk through the directory tree
    for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(root_dir):
        # Filter out directories that match ignore patterns and start with "."
        dirnames[:] = [d for d in dirnames if not any(fnmatch.fnmatch(d, p) for p in ignore_patterns) and not d.startswith(".")]
        dirnames.sort()

        # Filter out files that match ignore patterns and start with "."
        filenames = [f for f in filenames if not any(fnmatch.fnmatch(f, p) for p in ignore_patterns) and not f.startswith(".")]
        filenames.sort()

        # Calculate the depth of the current directory relative to the root directory
        depth = dirpath[len(root_dir):].count(os.sep)

        # Calculate the indentation level based on the depth
        indent = " " * 4 * depth if depth > 0 else ""

        # Write the current directory to the output file
        f.write(f"{indent}{os.path.basename(dirpath)}/\n")

        # Write the files in the current directory to the output file
        for file in filenames:
            f.write(f"{indent}    {file}\n")

print(f"Directory structure written to {output_file} successfully!")