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This script moves the largest file in each folder in the directory that it's run from into that directory.
'''
This script moves the largest file from each subdirectory into the
same directory that the script is run from.
Before:
/root
/episode1
e1.avi
...
/episode2
e2.avi
...
After:
/root
e1.avi
e2.avi
'''
import os, os.path
import shutil
def get_largest_file(dirtocheck):
'''
Returns the largest file inside dirtocheck, or None if no files exist.
'''
largest = None
for root, _, files in os.walk(dirtocheck):
for f in files:
fullpath = os.path.join(root, f)
if largest == None or os.path.getsize(fullpath) > os.path.getsize(largest):
largest = fullpath
return largest
# Get the current directory the script is being run in
current = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
# Iterate through folders in the current directory. Each folder should contain
# on episode, which will be moved to the current directory. After moving, delete
# the folder it was moved from.
for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(current):
# Ignore subdir if it's the same as current
if subdir != current:
largest = get_largest_file(subdir)
shutil.move(largest, os.getcwd())
shutil.rmtree(subdir)
# remove script file when finished
os.remove("move_videos.py")
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