file_path.py

# run instructions : python find.py / -m "2015-12-07 21:25:29" 30
import sys
import os
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

TIMESTAMP_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S";

# file mod info infomation hashmap
rwx_hash = {1:"--x", 2:"-w-", 4:"r--", 3:"-wx", 5:"r-x", 6:"rw-", 7:"rwx"}

# path, timestamp_type, input_typestamp, mins range 
# input parameters to an array
args = sys.argv

# starting file path to search
search_path = args[1]

# type timestamp type Access -a | Modified -m | Changed -c
timestamp_type = args[2]

# timestamp of the file
input_file_timestamp = args[3].split(".")[0]

# minutes range to search files
mins_range = args[4]

# convert string date to datetime object
input_file_timestamp = datetime.strptime(input_file_timestamp, TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)

# new timestamp of the file after adding the input minutes
new_file_timestamp = input_file_timestamp + timedelta(minutes=int(mins_range))


# search for the files
for dir_path, sub_dir_list, file_list in os.walk(search_path):
	for fname in file_list:
		# hidden files filter		
		if(fname.startswith(".")):
			try:
				# get absolute file path
				abs_file_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(dir_path, fname));
				# get all the stat of the current file
				stats = os.stat(abs_file_path)
			
				# filter timestamp according to input type (access, modified, changed)
				if(timestamp_type == "-a"):
					current_file_timestamp = stats.st_atime
				elif(timestamp_type == "-m"):
					current_file_timestamp = stats.st_mtime
				else:
					current_file_timestamp = stats.st_ctime				

				# get proper timestam format for datetime comparison
				current_file_timestamp = datetime.fromtimestamp(int(current_file_timestamp)).strftime(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)
				# convert string time datetime object
				current_file_timestamp = datetime.strptime(current_file_timestamp, TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)
				# compare and output the file info							
				if (current_file_timestamp > input_file_timestamp and current_file_timestamp < new_file_timestamp):
					ugo_rwx_str = "";
					for i in map(int, oct(stats.st_mode)[4:]):
						ugo_rwx_str += rwx_hash[i]
					# output the result with file mod info
					print "-"+ugo_rwx_str+"			"+dir_path+"/"+fname
					
			except:
				continue;