This script is placed in a location then run. All files underneath the root will be propagated to the top level, while deleting any old directory's.
Problems: If you have large files in nested folders you will be copying them multiple times.
p.s. shoulda used walk() but i'm newb
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## Author: Shawn Kirsch (www.shawnkirsch.com)
## Description: Recoursively delete all sub directorys while preserving
## files to the root directory.
## Version: 1.1
## Date: Sept, 28th 2010
import os, shutil
rootdir = os.getcwd()
scriptname = 'movefiles.py'
numofdirs = 0
numofiles = 0
def printcount():
print '-' * 40
print "Number of Directories: " + str(numofdirs)
print "Number of Files: " + str(numofiles)
print '-' * 40
def exploretree():
global numofdirs, numofiles
for x in os.listdir(os.getcwd()):
if os.path.isdir(x):
##print 'Dir : ' + x
numofdirs += 1
os.chdir(x)
exploretree()
os.chdir('..')
else:
##print 'File: ' + x
if(x != scriptname):
numofiles += 1
def movefiles():
print '.',##just lets the user know it hasn't crashed for large batches
for x in os.listdir(os.getcwd()):
if os.path.isdir(x):
os.chdir(x)
movefiles()
os.chdir('..')
if os.path.isfile(x) and os.getcwd() != rootdir:
shutil.move(x, '..')
def deletedirs():
global numofdirs
for x in os.listdir(os.getcwd()):
if os.path.isdir(x):
os.chdir(x)
deletedirs()
os.chdir('..')
try:
os.rmdir(x)
#print 'Removed Directory: ' + x
numofdirs -= 1
except:
pass
#print "Couldn't Delete Directory: " + x
exploretree()
printcount()
while(numofdirs!=0):
movefiles()
deletedirs()
print '\nFinished: All Files moved to the root folder.'
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You can also look at the shuti modulel for operating on files. BTW it's recursive not recoursive.