How do i make python listen for changes to a folder on my desktop, and every time a file was added, the program would read the file name and categorize it it based on the extension?
This is a part of a more detailed program but I don't know how to get started on this part. This part of the program detects when the user drags a file into a folder on his/her desktop and then moves that file to a different location based on the file extension.
Periodically read the files in the folder and compare to a set of files remaining after the last execution of your script. Use os.listdir() and isfile().
Read the extension of new files and copy them to a directory based on internal rules. This is a simple string slice, e.g., filename[-3:] for 3-character extensions.
Remove moved files from your set of last results. Use os.rename() or shutil.move(). Sleep until next execution is scheduled.
