Python File Organization Script: Auto-Sort Downloads Folder

If your Downloads folder looks like digital chaos, Python can automate the cleanup in seconds.

The Solution

import os import shutil from pathlib import Path from datetime import datetime

FILE_TYPES = { ' Images ' : [ ' .jpg ' , ' .jpeg ' , ' .png ' , ' .gif ' , ' .bmp ' , ' .svg ' , ' .webp ' ], ' Documents ' : [ ' .pdf ' , ' .doc ' , ' .docx ' , ' .txt ' , ' .xlsx ' , ' .pptx ' ], ' Videos ' : [ ' .mp4 ' , ' .avi ' , ' .mkv ' , ' .mov ' , ' .wmv ' ], ' Audio ' : [ ' .mp3 ' , ' .wav ' , ' .flac ' , ' .aac ' , ' .ogg ' ], ' Archives ' : [ ' .zip ' , ' .rar ' , ' .7z ' , ' .tar ' , ' .gz ' ], ' Code ' : [ ' .py ' , ' .js ' , ' .html ' , ' .css ' , ' .java ' , ' .json ' ], }

def organize_folder ( folder_path : str , dry_run : bool = True ): folder = Path ( folder_path ) moved = []

for file_path in folder . iterdir (): if file_path . is_dir (): continue

ext = file_path . suffix . lower () category = ' Other '

for cat , extensions in FILE_TYPES .…