QUick help with python syntax error.

oToom · Jan 12, 2013

Hey all, just trying to make a simple script in Python and getting an error.
Wondered if anyone would be kind enough to help me out.
All this is doing (or what im hoping its going to do) is run through a folder, checking if the extension of a file is whats given, if it is, it will move the file.

Code:

#! /usr/bin/env python

import sys
import os
import shutil 

folder = os.path.join('F:\\', 'Tumblr')
destination = os.path.join('F:\\', 'jpeg')
extmove = 'jpeg'

for filename in os.listdir(folder):
        extension = filename.split(".")[-1]
        if extension == extmove:
            shutil.move(folder."\\".filename, destination)

My error is at this line
shutil.move(folder."\\".filename, destination)

Points to the second quotation mark "invalid syntax.

Help appreciated.

james344 · Jan 12, 2013

I would think that the line should be written instead as

shutil.move(folder + "\\" + filename, destination)

oToom · Jan 12, 2013

Thank you I will give that a go.

EDIT:

Okay so this is my code.

Code:

#! /usr/bin/env python

import sys
import os
import shutil 

folder = os.path.join('F:\\', 'Tumblr')
destination = os.path.join('F:\\', 'jpeg')
extmove = 'jpeg'
num = 0

for filename in os.listdir(folder):
        extension = filename.split(".")[-1]
        if extension == extmove:
            shutil.move(folder + "\\" + filename, destination + "\\" + filename)
        num = num + 1
        print num

It doesn't seem to do anything. Am i missing something here?

james344 · Jan 12, 2013

insert a print statement to see why you are not getting a match

for filename in os.listdir(folder):
extension = filename.split(".")[-1]
print filename, extension

oToom · Jan 12, 2013

Ah its jpg not jpeg by the looks of things.

james344 · Jan 12, 2013

Excellent.
You got it.

james344 · Jan 15, 2013

I read your recent pm.
I can't reply because I
don't have 15 posts yet.

oToom · Jan 15, 2013

Oh right mate, answer on here it's fine haha. If you can

Question · Jan 20, 2013

Don't know if you solved the problem already, but here is a snippet to use instead of print statement.

Code:

import pdb; pdb.set_trace()

This will show a debug console, you can print variables and run code right there as the program runs. Hit 'n' for the next statement and just type variable names to see their contents.

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