recurseFolderListing.py

import os

directory = '/Users/pavelk/Dropbox/Design/SocialInformatics'
output_file = 'output/listing.txt'

def recurseFolderListing(directory):
    listing = []
    for dirname, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(directory):
        # print path to all subdirectories first.
        for subdirname in dirnames:
            if subdirname[0]!='.':
                listing.append(os.path.join(dirname, subdirname))
        # print path to all filenames.
        for filename in filenames:
            if filename[0]!='.':
                listing.append(os.path.join(dirname, filename))
        # Advanced usage:
        # editing the 'dirnames' list will stop os.walk() from recursing into there.
        
        if '.git' in dirnames:
            # don't go into any .git directories.
            dirnames.remove('.git')
    return listing


with open(output_file, 'w') as myFile:
    for item in recurseFolderListing(directory): 
        myFile.write(str(item)+'\n')
    

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