I am creating a sort of "Command line" in Python. I already added a few functions, such as changing login/password, executing, etc., But is it possible to browse files in the directory that the main file is in with a command/module, or will I have to make the module myself and use the import command? Same thing with changing directories to view, too.
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The thing you're describing writing is normally called a "shell".James Youngman– James Youngman2012-05-13 22:37:06 +00:00Commented May 13, 2012 at 22:37
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Browsing files is as easy as using the standard os module. If you want to do something with those files, that's entirely different.
import os
all_files = os.listdir('.') # gets all files in current directory
To change directories you can issue os.chdir('path/to/change/to'). In fact there are plenty of useful functions found in the os module that facilitate the things you're asking about. Making them pretty and user-friendly, however, is up to you!
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I'd like to see someone write a a semantic file-browser, i.e. one that auto-generates tags for files according to their input and then allows views and searching accordingly.
Think about it... take an MP3, lookup the lyrics, run it through Zemanta, bam! a PDF file, a OpenOffice file, etc., that'd be pretty kick-butt! probably fairly intensive too, but it'd be pretty dang cool!
Cheers, -C
