filesorter.py

gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
from datetime import datetime
import os
from os import path, walk
import shutil
import sys
import time

if len(sys.argv) < 3:
    print 'Usage: filesort.py [src] [dest]'
    sys.exit(1)

src = sys.argv[1]
dest = sys.argv[2]

def get_dest_dir(file):
    mtime = path.getmtime(file)
    dtime = datetime.fromtimestamp(mtime)
    return path.join(
        dest,
        dtime.strftime('%Y'),
        dtime.strftime('%m %B')
    )

def mkdir_p(dirname):
    if not path.isdir(dirname):
        try:
            os.makedirs(dirname)
        except OSError as exc:
            if exc.errno == errno.EEXIST and path.isdir(dirname):
                pass
            else:
                raise

files_copied = 0
for (dirpath, dirnames, filenames) in walk(src):
    for filename in filenames:
        src_file = path.join(dirpath, filename)
        dest_dir = get_dest_dir(src_file)
        mkdir_p(dest_dir)
        dest_file = path.join(dest_dir, filename)
        shutil.copy2(src_file, dest_file)
        files_copied += 1

print 'Copied %s file%s' % (files_copied, '' if files_copied == 1 else 's')