how to copy unique files to new directory python
# dupFinder.py
import os, sys
import hashlib
def findDup(parentFolder):
# Dups in format {hash:[names]}
dups = {}
for dirName, subdirs, fileList in os.walk(parentFolder):
print('Scanning %s...' % dirName)
for filename in fileList:
# Get the path to the file
path = os.path.join(dirName, filename)
# Calculate hash
file_hash = hashfile(path)
# Add or append the file path
if file_hash in dups:
dups[file_hash].append(path)
else:
dups[file_hash] = [path]
return dups
# Joins two dictionaries
def joinDicts(dict1, dict2):
for key in dict2.keys():
if key in dict1:
dict1[key] = dict1[key] + dict2[key]
else:
dict1[key] = dict2[key]
def hashfile(path, blocksize = 65536):
afile = open(path, 'rb')
hasher = hashlib.md5()
buf = afile.read(blocksize)
while len(buf) > 0:
hasher.update(buf)
buf = afile.read(blocksize)
afile.close()
return hasher.hexdigest()
def printResults(dict1):
results = list(filter(lambda x: len(x) > 1, dict1.values()))
if len(results) > 0:
print('Duplicates Found:')
print('The following files are identical. The name could differ, but the content is identical')
print('___________________')
for result in results:
for subresult in result:
print('\t\t%s' % subresult)
print('___________________')
else:
print('No duplicate files found.')
if __name__ == '__main__':
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
dups = {}
folders = sys.argv[1:]
for i in folders:
# Iterate the folders given
if os.path.exists(i):
# Find the duplicated files and append them to the dups
joinDicts(dups, findDup(i))
else:
print('%s is not a valid path, please verify' % i)
sys.exit()
printResults(dups)
else:
print('Usage: python dupFinder.py folder or python dupFinder.py folder1 folder2 folder3')