Automated File Organizer using Tkinter in Python

Last Updated : 27 Dec, 2021

Prerequisites: Tkinter

File organization is helpful when you are trying to find a specific one in a pool of files and directories. It seems time-consuming and exhausting to check each file. In cases where the number of files are way too many and you have no idea where to find it exactly, file organization is a saviour.

This article discusses how this can be done using Tkinter. This module will create a GUI that will make the task of searching for a file not just fast but also interactive and simple.

Modules Used:

Tkinter : For creating graphical user interface
Os : To interact with folders and files
Shutil : To move files to specific folder

Approach

Import module
Create program window
Select folder to be organized. This function will pop up a window where user will select the desired folder.
Create button to start organizing files
Add feedback message, so that the user has a clue what is going on
Set criteria for files to be selected. This article organizes files using their extension.
Create main
Call function loop to GUI

Program :

Python3

from tkinter import *
from tkinter import filedialog
import os
import shutil
 
 
class GUI(Tk):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        self.geometry('500x500')
 
    def gettingPath(self):
        self.path = filedialog.askdirectory()
        return self.path
 
    def startButton(self, path_value):
        self.button_Frame = Frame(self)
        self.button_Frame.pack()
        self.start_Button = Button(self.button_Frame, text='Start', command=lambda: self.startOperation(
            path_value)).grid(row=0, column=0)
 
    def startOperation(self, path_value):
        count = 0
        os.chdir(path_value)
        self.file_list = os.listdir()
        no_of_files = len(self.file_list)
        if len(self.file_list) == 0:
            self.error_label = Label(text="Error empty folder").pack()
            exit()
        for file in self.file_list:
            if file.endswith(".png"):
                self.dir_name = "PngFiles"
                self.new_path = os.path.join(path_value, self.dir_name)
                self.file_list = os.listdir()
                if self.dir_name not in self.file_list:
                    os.mkdir(self.new_path)
                shutil.move(file, self.new_path)
 
            elif file.endswith(".txt"):
                self.dir_name = "TextFiles"
                self.new_path = os.path.join(path_value, self.dir_name)
                self.file_list = os.listdir()
                if self.dir_name not in self.file_list:
                    os.mkdir(self.new_path)
                shutil.move(file, self.new_path)
            count = count+1
 
        if(count == no_of_files):
            success = Label(text="Operation Successful!").pack()
        else:
            error = Label(text="Failed").pack()
 
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    object = GUI()
    path = object.gettingPath()
    object.startButton(path)
    object.mainloop()