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desktop_sorter.py

import argparse
import os
import shutil

def sort_files_on_desktop(desktop_path):
    # Create a dictionary mapping file extensions to folder names
    folder_names = {
        ".txt": "Text Files",
        ".pdf": "PDFs",
        ".doc": "Word Documents",
        ".docx": "Word Documents",
        ".ppt": "PowerPoint Presentations",
        ".pptx": "PowerPoint Presentations",
        ".xls": "Excel Spreadsheets",
        ".xlsx": "Excel Spreadsheets",
        ".jpg": "Images",
        ".jpeg": "Images",
        ".png": "Images",
        ".gif": "Images",
        ".bmp": "Images",
        ".tiff": "Images",
        ".mp4": "Videos",
        ".mov": "Videos",
        ".avi": "Videos",
        ".mkv": "Videos",
        ".mp3": "Music",
        ".wav": "Music",
        ".flac": "Music",
        ".py": "Python Files",
        ".ipynb": "Jupyter Notebooks",
        ".java": "Java Files",
        ".class": "Java Compiled Files",
        ".jar": "Java Archives",
        ".cpp": "C++ Files",
        ".h": "Header Files",
        ".c": "C Files",
        ".obj": "Object Files",
        ".o": "Object Files",
        ".exe": "Executable Files",
        ".tar": "Archives",
        ".zip": "Archives",
        ".tar.gz": "Archives",
        ".svg": "Images",
        ".deb": "Package Files",
        ".iso": "Disk Images",
    }

    # Loop through each file on the desktop
    for file_name in os.listdir(desktop_path):
        file_path = os.path.join(desktop_path, file_name)

        if os.path.isfile(file_path):
            file_extension = os.path.splitext(file_name)[1].lower()

            if file_extension in folder_names:
                folder_name = folder_names[file_extension]

                folder_path = os.path.join(desktop_path, folder_name)
                if not os.path.exists(folder_path):
                    os.mkdir(folder_path)

                new_file_path = os.path.join(folder_path, file_name)
                shutil.move(file_path, new_file_path)

def main():
    # Create the argument parser
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Sort files on the desktop into folders based on file extensions')
    parser.add_argument('--desktop_path', type=str, help='The path to the desktop')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    # Get the desktop path from command line arguments
    desktop_path = args.desktop_path

    if desktop_path:
        sort_files_on_desktop(desktop_path)
        print("Files sorted successfully.")
    else:
        print("Please provide a valid desktop path using --desktop_path argument.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()