Short python script for Wooster big data audit question for Oberlin Group list-server

gistfile1.py

"""
 



"""
import csv
import os
import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Takes a csv file and checks to see if file exists')
parser.add_argument('input_csv', help='Filename and path to the input csv file')
parser.add_argument('error_text', help='Name of text file that contains a listing of non-existant files')

args = parser.parse_args()
input_csv = csv.reader(open(args.input_csv, 'rb'))
error_text = open(args.error_csv, 'wb')
for row in input_csv:
    filenames = row[0].split("|")
    directory = row[1]
    for name in filenames:
        fullpath = os.path.join(directory, name)
        if os.path.exists(fullpath) is False:
            error_csv.write(fullpath)
error_text.close()
    

input_csv

file1.pdf|file2.pdf|file3.pdf,C:\Users\jernelson\Development\tmp
file4.pdf|file5.pdf|file6.pdf,C:\Users\jernelson\Development\tmp