clean_directory.py

"""
#   Clear files older than informed number of the days  #
#   Informe The path of the folder                      #
#   If not informed it will use actual path             #
#   And the number of the days it will keep the files   #
#   If this last is not informed the program will delete#
#       files older than 60 days                        #
TODO: One of the first try in Python, everything needs to change

"""

import os
import glob
import sys
import datetime
import re
from time import sleep

if __name__ == '__main__':
    
    
    folder = os.curdir
    
    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
        folder = sys.argv[1]
   
    retDays = 60
    
    if len(sys.argv) > 2:
        
        if re.search('^[0-9]+$', sys.argv[2]):
            retDays = sys.argv[2]
    
    os.chdir(folder)
    today = datetime.date.today()
    
    #wait to user confirm or cancel
    print("It will delete all files in folder ") + folder
    print("Older than " + retDays + " Days")
    
    for i in range(0,5):
        sleep(1)
        sys.stdout.write('.')
        sys.stdout.flush()
    
    print ("\n")
    
    retDays = int(retDays)

    for name_file in glob.glob('*'):

        if os.path.isdir(name_file):
            continue

        print ("------------------------------------------------------\r")
        print (name_file + "\r")

        file_stat = os.lstat(name_file)
        file_date = datetime.date.fromtimestamp(file_stat.st_mtime)
        diference = today - file_date
        diference = diference.days

        print ("Date:\t\t" + str(datetime.date.isoformat(file_date)))
        print ("Today is:\t" + today.isoformat())
        print ("diff is:\t" + str(diference))

        if diference > retDays:
            print('Excluir')
            os.remove(name_file)

        print("\r")