dropboxOrganize.py

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#
#	Script to organize pictures uploaded from Mobile Devices to Dropbox's Camera Upload folder
#
#	Daniel Spillere Andrade - www.danielandrade.net
#
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import os, time
import glob

#Define Pictures Folder
folder = '/Your/Dropbox/Camera Uploads/folder/path/'
print 'Finding pictures from ' + folder

fileFormats = ['JPG','jpg', 'MOV', 'mov', 'PNG', 'png', 'mp4', 'MP4', '3gp', 'jpeg'];
months = ['January','February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
          'October', 'November', 'December'] 
picPath = []

#Generate list of files
for formats in fileFormats:
    picPath = picPath + glob.glob(folder + "*."+formats)

for files in picPath:
    picName = files.split('/')

    filename = picName[-1][:-4].split(' ')
    date = filename[0].split('-')
    # if there is any filename different of the pattern of the dropbox pictures
    # filename[1] is index out of range
    try:
        hour = filename[1]
    except:
        continue

    dateYear = date[0]
    dateMonth = date[1]
    dateDay = date[2]
    month = months[int(dateMonth)-1]
    monthNum = str(int(dateMonth)).zfill(2)

    #folder exists? if not, create them!
    if not os.path.exists(folder + dateYear):
        print 'Making dir:' + folder + dateYear
        os.makedirs(folder + dateYear)
    if not os.path.exists(folder + dateYear + '/' + monthNum + '-' + month):
        print 'Making dir:' + folder + dateYear + '/' + monthNum + '-' + month
        os.makedirs(folder + dateYear + '/' + monthNum + '-'  +month)


    #Move files
    print 'Movendo: ' + files + ' --> ' +  folder + dateYear + '/' + monthNum + '-' + month + '/'
    os.rename(picName[-1],folder + dateYear + '/' + monthNum + '-' + month + '/' + picName[-1])

print "Done :)"