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# For Python 3.x # This script creates multiple numbered empty folders # in the desired location. To change the folder names # or location, edit function get_default_options. import datetime import os import errno import sys ############################################################################### # EDIT VALUES HERE TO CUSTOMIZE THE OUTPUT def get_default_options(): dict = { "s_for_python_version": "3", "s_folder_path_template": "C:/temp/test/MP3 Disk {count:03}", "i_from_count": 3, "i_to_count": 7, } return dict ############################################################################### def get_exact_python_version(): s_version = ".".join(map(str, sys.version_info[:3])) s_version = s_version.strip() return s_version def get_general_python_version(): s_version = get_exact_python_version() return s_version[0] def exit_if_wrong_python_version(s_right_version): s_current_version = get_general_python_version() if (s_current_version != s_right_version): print( "Wrong Python version ({}), " "this script should be run using " "Python {}.x, Exiting..." "".format(s_current_version, s_right_version)) sys.exit() def get_script_filename(): return sys.argv[0] def get_timestamp(): return datetime.datetime.strftime(datetime.datetime.now(), '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') def create_folder(s_path): try: os.makedirs(s_path, exist_ok=True) except (FileExistsError, IsADirectoryError) as e: print("FileExistsError IN makedirs") raise return False except OSError as exception: print("ERROR #" + str(exception.errno) + "IN makedirs") raise return False print("" + get_timestamp() + " " + "Created folder: " + s_path + "") def create_folders( s_folder_path_template:str="", i_from_count:int=1, i_to_count:int=0 ): i_count=0 for i_loop in range(i_from_count, i_to_count + 1): create_folder(s_folder_path_template.format(count=i_loop)) i_count += 1 return i_count def main(): options_dict = get_default_options() exit_if_wrong_python_version(options_dict["s_for_python_version"]) print("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++") print("" + get_timestamp() + " " + get_script_filename() + " started.") i_total_created = create_folders( options_dict["s_folder_path_template"], options_dict["i_from_count"], options_dict["i_to_count"]) print("" + get_timestamp() + " " + str(i_total_created) + " folders created.") print("" + get_timestamp() + " " + get_script_filename() + " finished.") if __name__ == '__main__': main() -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list