I'm getting the "Digest" version of the mailing list, if there's any better way
to respond to a specific message, I would like to know. thanks :>
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> tutor@python.org> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:09:13 +0100> >
> ------------------------------> > Message: 9> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:11:00
> -0000> From: "Alan Gauld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Dos and
> os.walk with Python> To: tutor@python.org> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
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> reply-type=original> > > "Timothy Sikes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote> > > I
> don't know if it's okay to ask about Dos in python mailing list,> > If its
> related to programming in python as well its fine :-)> > > I don't know if
> there are any formatting rules for posting programs> > It helps if we can see
> the formatting, especially since Python> relies on layout. This was just a
> mess on my screen!> > I've tried to sort it out...
I can't seem to figure out how to make hotmail keep those spaces and new
lines..... ah oh well
> > ---------------------------------------> import os, sys, time> > def
> > earlierThan (path, year, exclude=[]):> all = []> walk = os.walk(path)> for
> > root, dirs, files in walk:> for i in files:> try:> if
> > (time.localtime(os.path.getmtime(root + "\\" + > i))[0] < year> and
> > doesNotHave(exclude, root)) :> all.append(root + "\\" + i)> except
> > OSError:> #I think that I might need a more specific error > message,> #as
> > this one would handle something> #That's not necessarily a broken file
> > name. (I got > one of them when I ran it).> print root + "\\" + i + " was
> > not included in the > list"> return all> > def doesNotHave(exclude, root):>
> > for x in exclude:> if root.startswith(x) > -1:> return False> return True>
> > ----------------------------------------------> > That last function is a
> > little odd. startswith already returns> a boolean so comparing to -1 is
> > weird. I'm not sure what> you think it will do.
yeah, I meant to have it as .find()
> > Consider:> > >>> 'fred'.startswith('x')> False> >>> 'fred'.startswith('x')
> > > -1> True> >>> 'fred'.startswith('f') > -1> True> >>>> > I'm not sure when
> > it would ever fail the test so I think your> function will nearly always
> > return False.> > > I've had little experience with dos. I believe I should
> > use the> > COMPACT, and then the MOVE dos command... Would> > it go
> > something like this?> > You could use these but you'd be better just using
> > Python> to do it via the shutil and os modules and avoid the DOS> commands
> > completely IMHO.>
Okay, I've found the move command from the shutil module, but I don't see one
that compressess files... Are there some? or am I just not seeing
them...thanks.> HTH,> > > -- > Alan Gauld> Author of the Learn to Program web
site> http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld > > > > >
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