Script to automatically unpack Civ 5 mods on Macs

gistfile1.txt

"""
Simply automates the process of converting the raw steam downloads into unzipped directories.

See: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=477763


Requirements: p7zip
Installing p7zip: http://superuser.com/questions/548349/how-can-i-install-7zip-so-i-can-run-it-from-terminal-on-os-x


"""

import os
from subprocess import call

homedir = os.path.expanduser('~')


userdata_path = os.path.join(homedir, 'Library', 'Application Support', 'Steam', 'userdata')
if not os.path.isdir(userdata_path):
    raise RuntimeError('Could not find the userdata directory')

modsdir = os.path.join(homedir, 'Documents', 'Aspyr', 'Sid Meier\'s Civilization 5', 'MODS')
if not os.path.isdir(modsdir):
    raise RuntimeError('Invalid MODS dir')


def main():
    # find all the mods in the userdata directory
    for path, dirs, files in os.walk(userdata_path):
        for fname in files:
            modname, ext = os.path.splitext(fname)
            if ext == '.civ5mod':
                # We have a mod file!

                moddir = os.path.join(modsdir, modname)
                if not os.path.exists(moddir):
                    absfname = os.path.join(path, fname)
                    call(['7z', 'x', absfname, '-o%s' % moddir])
                else:
                    print 'Mod already exists: ', modname


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()