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link-fixer/search_file.py

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# search_file.py
# searching for target file in a given dir
# prompt user if multiple are found
import os
from fnmatch import fnmatch
def search_all_match(filename, path):
# search part shamelessly copied from stack overflow...
# real author: Nadia Alramli
results = []
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
for name in files:
if fnmatch(filename, name):
results.append(os.path.join(root, name))
return results
def print_num_list(paths):
n = 1
for p in paths:
print(f"{n}. {p}")
n += 1
return 0
def select_path(paths):
l = len(paths)
if l == 0 :
raise Exception("Error select_path - empty list")
elif l == 1 :
return paths[0]
c = '0'
while not (c.isdigit() and 0 < int(c) <= l):
print("Multiple matches found.")
print("Please select target:")
print_num_list(paths)
c = input(f"Please select file to link to: (1-{l})")
return paths[int(c)-1]
def search_file(filename, path):
paths = search_all_match(filename, path)
if len(paths) == 0 :
print(f"No match for \"{filename}\". Link not modified.")
raise Exception(FileNotFoundError)
p = select_path(paths)
return p