dupe script

gistfile1.txt

import os
import shutil
import sys

def compare_and_delete_duplicates(dir1, dir2):
    """
    Recursively compare files in dir1 and dir2, and delete duplicates in dir2.
    """
    # Get a list of all files in dir1 and dir2
    dir1_files = [os.path.join(dir1, f) for f in os.listdir(dir1)]
    dir2_files = [os.path.join(dir2, f) for f in os.listdir(dir2)]
    
    # Check each file in dir2 against those in dir1
    for file2 in dir2_files:
        if os.path.isfile(file2):
            for file1 in dir1_files:
                if os.path.isfile(file1):
                    if filecmp.cmp(file1, file2):
                        # If the files are the same, delete the one in dir2
                        os.remove(file2)
                        print("Deleted duplicate file: ", file2)
                        break
                elif os.path.isdir(file1):
                    # If the file in dir1 is a directory, recursively call this function on it
                    compare_and_delete_duplicates(file1, dir2)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
        print('Usage: python script.py <dir1> <dir2>')
    else:
        dir1 = sys.argv[1]
        dir2 = sys.argv[2]
        compare_and_delete_duplicates(dir1, dir2)