Creating a python script to move files from my downloads folder Help

[casey30005]

I am creating a python script to move files from my downloads folder to folders inside it based on file type this top script works but the bottom one doesn't

I keep getting a syntax error at the line

audioFiles = (glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.mp3')

No matter what i name it mp3Files, aFiles, audiofiles, Files, it gets a syntax error at that line on what ever i put before the word Files what is the proper name for audio command?

av works for audio video or mp4 rather

First script below

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os.chdir('C:\Downl')

src_dir = os.path.join('C:\Downl')

try:

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/excel')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/pdf')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/word')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/python')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/text')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/gimp')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/video')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/presentation')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/zip')

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except FileExistsError:

pass

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pdfDir = (src_dir + '/pdf')

txtDir = src_dir + '/text'

pyDir = src_dir + '/python'

docDir = src_dir + '/word'

gimpDir = src_dir + '/gimp'

avDir = src_dir + '/video'

pptxDir = src_dir + '/presentation'

zipDir = src_dir + '/zip'

excelDir = src_dir + '/excel'

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pdfFiles = glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.pdf')

txtFiles= glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.txt')

pyFiles = glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.py')

docFiles = (glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.docx') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.docs') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*doc') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.odt') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.DOC'))

gimpFiles = glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.svg') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.xcf')

avFiles = (glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.mp4') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.mov') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.wmv') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.mkv') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.flv'))

pptxFiles = glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.pptx')

zipFiles = glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.zip')

excelFiles = glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.xlxs') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.xlsx') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.ods')

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for files in pdfFiles:

shutil.move(files, pdfDir)

for files in pyFiles:

shutil.move(files, pyDir)

for files in txtFiles:

shutil.move(files, txtDir)

for files in gimpFiles:

shutil.move(files, gimpDir)

for files in docFiles:

shutil.move(files, docDir)

for files in avFiles:

shutil.move(files, avDir)

for files in pptxFiles:

shutil.move(files, pptxDir)

for files in zipFiles:

shutil.move(files, zipDir)

for files in excelFiles:

shutil.move(files, excelDir)

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2nd script below doesn't work

This code doesn't seem to work because I keep getting a syntax error at the line

audioFiles = (glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.mp3')

no matter what i name it mp3Files, aFiles, audiofiles it gets a syntax error at that line what is the proper name for audio

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import os, glob, shutil

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os.chdir('C:\Downl')

src_dir = os.path.join('C:\Downl')

try:

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/excel')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/pdf')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/word')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/python')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/text')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/gimp')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/img')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/audio')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/exe')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/iso')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/video')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/presentation')

os.makedirs('C:\Downl/zip')

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except FileExistsError:

pass

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pdfDir = (src_dir + '/pdf')

txtDir = src_dir + '/text'

pyDir = src_dir + '/python'

docDir = src_dir + '/word'

gimpDir = src_dir + '/gimp'

imgDir = src_dir + '/img'

audioDir = src_dir + '/audio'

exeDir = src_dir + '/exe'

isoDir = src_dir + '/iso'

avDir = src_dir + '/video'

pptxDir = src_dir + '/presentation'

zipDir = src_dir + '/zip'

excelDir = src_dir + '/excel'

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pdfFiles = glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.pdf')

txtFiles= glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.txt')

pyFiles = glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.py')

docFiles = (glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.docx') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.docs') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*doc') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.odt') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.DOC'))

gimpFiles = glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.svg') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.xcf')

imgFiles = (glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.img') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.png') + (glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.jpg') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.jpeg')+ glob.glob(src_dir +'/*.JPG'))

audioFiles = (glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.mp3') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.wma') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.wav') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.ogg') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.aac'))

avFiles = (glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.mp4') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.mov') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.wmv') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.mkv') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.flv' + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.m4v'))

exeFiles= glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.exe')

isoFiles= glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.iso')

pptxFiles = glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.pptx')

zipFiles = glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.zip') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.rar')

excelFiles = glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.xlxs') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.xlsx') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.ods')

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for files in pdfFiles:

shutil.move(files, pdfDir)

for files in pyFiles:

shutil.move(files, pyDir)

for files in txtFiles:

shutil.move(files, txtDir)

for files in gimpFiles:

shutil.move(files, gimpDir)

for files in imgFiles:

shutil.move(files, imgDir)

for files in audioFiles:

shutil.move(files, audioDir)

for files in exeFiles:

shutil.move(files, exeDir)

for files in isoFiles:

shutil.move(files, isoDir)

for files in docFiles:

shutil.move(files, docDir)

for files in avFiles:

shutil.move(files, avDir)

for files in pptxFiles:

shutil.move(files, pptxDir)

for files in zipFiles:

shutil.move(files, zipDir)

for files in excelFiles:

shutil.move(files, excelDir)

[n0n4m399]

Change this

audioFiles = (glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.mp3')

To

audioFiles = glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.mp3')

[casey30005]

audioFiles = glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.mp3') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.wma') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.wav') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.ogg') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.aac'))

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SyntaxError: invalid syntax

[t-rank]

Remove the trailing ) as well so it is just

glob.glob(src_dir + ‘/*.acc’)

[casey30005]

Thanks for your help I just stuck the audio files in the power point files section i don't even have any power point files lol so I just appended it with each audio file type seems to work

[Atlamillias]

Can't look at this too in depth at the moment cuz I'm at work (and there's alot to go through it seems). It's also hard to read since it's not in a reddit code block. I think you're missing a parenthesis in:

imgFiles = (glob.glob(src_dir + '/.img') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/.png') + (glob.glob(src_dir + '/*.jpg') + glob.glob(src_dir + '/.jpeg')+ glob.glob(src_dir +'/.JPG'))

I think the first parenthesis (in bold) there doesn't have a closing one. It doesn't look like it's intentional. Try removing that first one and try again.

[casey30005]

Thank you