* Added function scan_directories() -- initial version for scanning

recursively all through directories (no symlink following), to collect
  all subdirectories that satisfy the test criteria defined in the
  testdir() function argument.
master
Wirawan Purwanto 11 years ago
parent d93fb5b7c2
commit 0c352b44f7
  1. 30
      file/file_utils.py

@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ def open_input_file(fname, superize=0):
return fobj
# Miscellaneous functions
# Miscellaneous functions:
# - globbing
# - file searches and scans
def glob_files(filespec):
@ -178,6 +180,32 @@ def path_search(*specs, **opts):
return None
def scan_directories(D, testdir):
"""Recursively scans a directory tree for candidate of
relevant directories, where testdir(D,dirs,files)
return a True boolean value.
We will *not* follow symlinks.
The testdir function must have this kind of prototype:
testdir(D, dirs, files)
where:
- D (first positional argument) is the directory under consideration
- dirs (named argument) is a list containing all subdirectory entries
contained in D (symlinks or not).
- files (named argument) is a list containing all non-subdirectory
entries contained in D (other symlinks, files, pipes, sockets, etc).
"""
rslt = []
for (d, dirs, files) in os.walk(D, topdown=True):
if testdir(d, dirs=dirs, files=files):
rslt.append(d)
return rslt
def untar(archive, subdir=None, verbose=None, files=[]):
'''Extracts a TAR archive. The destination directory can be given; otherwise
the files are extracted to the current directory.

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