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Detecting file extensions - ellipsis - Nov-15-2018
How do i make python listen for changes to a folder on my desktop, and every time a file was added, the program would read the file name and categorize it it based on the extension?
This is a part of a more detailed program but I don't know how to get started on this part. This part of the program detects when the user drags a file into a folder on his/her desktop and then moves that file to a different location based on the file extension
RE: Detecting file extensions - buran - Nov-15-2018
you can use package like watchdog to monitor your folder for changes, then using os.path.splitext() or pathlib's PurePath.siffix get the file extension and process the file accordingly