Python File Manager

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This file manager program displays a list of options that allow you to read a file, write to a file, append to a file, delete a file, list the contents of a directory and much more. It’s remarkably easy to edit and insert into your own code, or add to.

FILEMAN.PY

Copy the code below into a New > File and save it as FileMan.py. Once executed it will display the program title, along with the current time and date and the available options.

1. import shutil
2. import os
3. import time
4. import subprocess
5. def Read():
6.     path=input(“Enter the file path to read:”)
7.     file=open(path,”r”)
8.     print(file.read())
9.     input(‘Press Enter...’)
10.     file.close()
11. def Write():
12.     path=input(“Enter the path of file to write or create:”)
13.     if os.path.isfile(path):
14.         print(‘Rebuilding the existing file’)
15.     else:
16.         print(‘Creating the new file’)
17.     text=input(“Enter text:”)
18.     file=open(path,”w”)
19.     file.write(text)
20. def Add():
21.     path=input(“Enter the file path:”)
22.     text=input(“Enter the text to add:”)
23.     file=open(path,”a”)
24.     file.write(‘\n’+text)
25. def Delete():
26.     path=input(“Enter the path of file for deletion:”)
27.     if os.path.exists(path):
28.         print(‘File Found’)
29.         os.remove(path)
30.         print(‘File has been deleted’)
31.     else:
32.         print(‘File Does not exist’)
33. def Dirlist():
34.     path=input(“Enter the Directory path to display:”)
35.     sortlist=sorted(os.listdir(path))
36.     i=0
37.     while(i<len(sortlist)):
38.     print(sortlist[i]+’\n’)
39.     i+=1
40. def Check():
41.     fp=int(input(‘Check existence of \n1.File \n2.
42.     Directory\n’))
43.     if fp==1:
44.         path=input(“Enter the file path:”)
45.         os.path.isfile(path)
46.     if os.path.isfile(path)==True:
47.         print(‘File Found’)
48.     else:
49.         print(‘File not found’)
50.     if fp==2:
51.         path=input(“Enter the directory path:”)
52.         os.path.isdir(path)
53.     if os.path.isdir(path)==False:
54.         print(‘Directory Found’)
55.     else:
56.         print(‘Directory Not Found’)
57. def Move():
58.     path1=input(‘Enter the source path of file to move:’)
59.     mr=int(input(‘1.Rename \n2.Move \n’))
60.     if mr==1:
61.         path2=input(‘Enter the destination path and file name:’)
62.         shutil.move(path1,path2)
63.         print(‘File renamed’)
64.     if mr==2:
65.         path2=input(‘Enter the path to move:’)
66.         shutil.move(path1,path2)
67.         print(‘File moved’)
68. def Copy():
69.     path1=input(‘Enter the path of the file to copy or rename:’)
70.     path2=input(‘Enter the path to copy to:’)
71.     shutil.copy(path1,path2)
72.     print(‘File copied’)
73. def Makedir():
74.     path=input(“Enter the directory name with path to make
75.     \neg. C:\\Hello\\Newdir \nWhere Newdir is new
76.     directory:”)
77.     os.makedirs(path)
78.     print(‘Directory Created’)
79. def Removedir():
80.     path=input(‘Enter the path of Directory:’)
81.     treedir=int(input(‘1.Deleted Directory \n2.Delete
82.     Directory Tree \n3.Exit \n’))
83.     if treedir==1:
84.         os.rmdir(path)
85.     if treedir==2:
86.         shutil.rmtree(path)
87.         print(‘Directory Deleted’)
88.     if treedir==3:
89.         exit()
90. def Openfile():
91.     path=input(‘Enter the path of program:’)
92.     try:
93.     os.startfile(path)
94.     except:
95.         print(‘File not found’)
96.         run=1
97.         while(run==1):
98.     try:
99.         os.system(‘clear’)
100.         except OSError:
101.         os.system(‘cls’)
102.         print(‘\n>>>>>>>>>>Python 3 File Manager<<<<<<<<<<\n’)
103.         print(‘The current time and date is:’,time.asctime())
104.         print(‘\nChoose the option number: \n’)
105. dec=int(input(‘’’1.Read a file
106. 2.Write to a file
107. 3.Append text to a file
108. 4.Delete a file
109. 5.List files in a directory
110. 6.Check file existence
111. 7.Move a file
112. 8.Copy a file
113. 9.Create a directory
114. 10.Delete a directory
115. 11.Open a program
116. 12.Exit
117. ‘’’))
118.     if dec==1:
119.         Read()
120.     if dec==2:
121.         Write()
122.     if dec==3:
123.         Add()
124.     if dec==4:
125.         Delete()
126.     if dec==5:
127.         Dirlist()
128.     if dec==6:
129.         Check()
130.     if dec==7:
131.         Move()
132.     if dec==8:
133.         Copy()
134.     if dec==9:
135.         Makedir()
136.     if dec==10:
137.         Removedir()
138.     if dec==11:
139.         Openfile()
140.     if dec==12:
141.         exit()
142.         run=int(input(“1.Return to menu\n2.Exit \n”))
143.     if run==2:
144.         exit()
145. 
     

Imports

There are three modules to import here: Shutil, OS and Time. The first two deal with the operating system and file management and manipulation; and the Time module simply displays the current time and date.

Note how we’ve included a try and except block to check if the user is running the code on a Linux system or Windows. Windows uses CLS to clear the screen, while Linux uses clear. The try block should work well enough but it’s a point of possible improvement depending on your own system.

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