dotfile grabber

dotfiles.py

import os
import tarfile

__MAX_SIZE_THRESHOLD = 10240000 # ~10MB

def is_dotfile(path):
    return (os.path.isfile(path) and
            os.path.basename(path).startswith('.') and
            os.stat(path).st_size < __MAX_SIZE_THRESHOLD)

def main():
    output = 'dotfiles.tgz'
    homedir = os.environ.get('HOME', os.getcwd())
    with tarfile.open(output, 'w:gz') as archive:
        for path in os.listdir(homedir):
            if is_dotfile(path):
                print("adding: {}, {} bytes.".format(path, os.stat(path).st_size))
                archive.add(path)

    print("Done - {}, {} bytes written.".format(output, os.stat(output).st_size))


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()