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python cleanFiles.py --directory=/home/win98/tmp/ --ageInDays=2

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  1. #!/usr/bin/env python
  2. import argparse
  3. import os
  4. import sys
  5. from time import strptime, time
  6.  
  7. def parse_arguments(args):
  8.   argParse = argparse.ArgumentParser( \
  9.     description='Deletes file in a directory older than a period in days')
  10.  
  11.   argParse.add_argument('--directory' \
  12.     , help = 'Target directory'
  13.     , required = True
  14.     , type = check_directory)
  15.  
  16.   argParse.add_argument('--ageInDays' \
  17.     , help = 'Integer age in days'
  18.     , required = True
  19.     , type = int)
  20.  
  21.   return argParse.parse_args()
  22.  
  23. def unlink_files_by_days(targetDirectory, ageInDays):
  24.   for checkFile in os.listdir(targetDirectory):
  25.     filePath = os.path.join(targetDirectory, checkFile)
  26.     fileAgeInDays = get_file_age_in_days(filePath)
  27.     if (fileAgeInDays >= ageInDays and os.path.isfile(filePath)==True):
  28.       print 'Deleting {0} {1}'.format(filePath, fileAgeInDays)
  29.       os.unlink(filePath)
  30.  
  31. def get_file_age_in_days(filePath):
  32.   return (time() - os.stat(filePath).st_mtime)/86400
  33.  
  34. def check_directory(checkDirectory):
  35.   if os.path.isdir(checkDirectory):
  36.     return checkDirectory
  37.   print 'Invalid directory {0}'.format(checkDirectory)
  38.   exit()
  39.  
  40. def main():
  41.   validArgs = parse_arguments(sys.argv)
  42.   unlink_files_by_days(validArgs.directory, validArgs.ageInDays)
  43.  
  44. if __name__=='__main__':
  45.   main()

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