How to compare to directories?

[could.net]

I want to compare 2 directories: dir1 and dir2.
What I want to do is to get these informations:
1. does they have the same number of files and sub-directories?
2. does each file with the same name have the same size and date
information?

So, how can I do it in python?
Thank you!

 

[Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch]

I want to compare 2 directories: dir1 and dir2.
What I want to do is to get these informations:
1. does they have the same number of files and sub-directories?
2. does each file with the same name have the same size and date
information?

I think `os.listdir()` and the functions in `os.path` will be the tools
you need.

Ciao,
Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch

 

[Rob Wolfe]

I want to compare 2 directories: dir1 and dir2.
What I want to do is to get these informations:
1. does they have the same number of files and sub-directories?
2. does each file with the same name have the same size and date
information?

So, how can I do it in python?

Here is a nice example:

http://docs.python.org/lib/os-file-dir.html

Look for description of function walk.

HTH,
Rob

 

[Gabriel Genellina]

I want to compare 2 directories: dir1 and dir2.
What I want to do is to get these informations:
1. does they have the same number of files and sub-directories?
2. does each file with the same name have the same size and date
information?

Look at filecmp.dircmp in the standard library


Gabriel Genellina
Softlab SRL





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