mp3folders.py

import sys
import os , shutil
rootdir = None

try:
  rootdir = sys.argv[1]
except IndexError:
  print 'Directory not specified. Specify it in the format ' + sys.argv[0] + ' c:\songs'
  sys.exit()
if not os.path.isdir(rootdir):
  print 'argument is not not a directory'
  sys.exit()
dirDict = {}
for root,dirs,files in os.walk(rootdir):
  for file in files:
    print file
    rootfilepath = os.path.join(rootdir, file)
    album = file.partition('-')[0].strip()
    if not dirDict.has_key(album):
      dirDict[album] = [rootfilepath]
    else:
      albumfiles = dirDict.get(album)
      albumfiles.append(rootfilepath)
  for k,v in dirDict.iteritems():
    albumDir = os.path.join(rootdir, k)
    if not os.path.exists(albumDir):
      os.mkdir(albumDir)
    for file in v:
      print 'album dir is ' + albumDir
      print 'copying ' + file + ' to directory ' + albumDir
      try:
        shutil.move(file.strip(),albumDir)
      except IOError:
        print 'Could not copy ' + file + 'to ' + albumDir