Removeing my darktable xmp files after removing images with another tool.

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#!/usr/bin/env python

import os

def delete_unmatched_xmp_files(directory):
    """
    Recursively delete .xmp files in a directory if the corresponding base file (e.g., .jpg, .png, .nef) does not exist.
    
    :param directory: The directory to search for .xmp files.
    """
    for item in os.listdir(directory):
        item_path = os.path.join(directory, item)

        # If it's a directory, recursively call this function
        if os.path.isdir(item_path):
            delete_unmatched_xmp_files(item_path)

        # If it's an .xmp file, check if the corresponding base file exists
        elif item.endswith(".xmp"):
            base_name = os.path.splitext(item)[0]  # Filename without .xmp extension

            # If the base file doesn't exist, delete the .xmp file
            if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(directory, base_name)):
                print(f"Removing {item_path}, because {base_name} is missing.")
                os.remove(item_path)

# Start the script in the current working directory
current_directory = os.getcwd()
delete_unmatched_xmp_files(current_directory)