This script will create symlinks in specific "binpath" for all executables in sub-directories of a specified "gistpath"

create_gist_symlinks.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
create symlinks in binpath for all exectuables in sub-directories
within gistpath
"""

import argparse
import os
import shutil

def is_exe(path):
    """ return true if the path is executable """
    return os.access(path, os.X_OK)

def create_gist_links(gistpath, binpath, noclobber=False):
    """
    create symlinks in binpath for all exectuables in sub-directories
    within gistpath
    """
    gistpath = os.path.abspath(gistpath)
    binpath = os.path.abspath(binpath)
    if not noclobber:
        if os.path.exists(binpath):
            shutil.rmtree(binpath)
    if not os.path.exists(binpath):
        os.makedirs(binpath)
    for path in os.listdir(gistpath):
        fullpath = os.path.join(gistpath, path)
        if os.path.isdir(fullpath) and os.path.exists(os.path.join(fullpath, '.git')):
            for binname in os.listdir(fullpath):
                fullbin = os.path.join(fullpath, binname)
                if binname != '.git' and not os.path.isdir(fullbin) and is_exe(fullbin):
                    os.symlink(fullbin, os.path.join(binpath, binname))

def main():
    """ main """
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('gistpath', metavar='GIST_PATH',
                        help='Path where the gists are checked out')
    parser.add_argument('binpath', metavar='BIN_PATH',
                        help='Path where the symlinks should go')
    parser.add_argument('--noclobber', '-n', default=False,
                        action='store_true',
                        help='Do not clobber existing symlinks')
    args = parser.parse_args()
    create_gist_links(args.gistpath, args.binpath, args.noclobber)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()