automate the boring stuff with python clean up your computer

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certainly! "automate the boring stuff with python" is a book by al sweigart that teaches practical programming skills. one of the key areas it covers is automating mundane tasks, such as organizing files on your computer. below is a tutorial on how to use python to clean up your computer by organizing files in specific directories.

tutorial: cleaning up your computer with python

prerequisites

- install python on your computer (version 3.x).
- basic understanding of python programming (variables, functions, loops, etc.).

step 1: setting up the environment

1. **install python**: if you haven’t already, download and install python from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/).

2. **install required libraries**: for this tutorial, we will use the `os` and `shutil` libraries, which are included in the python standard library. you do not need to install them separately.

step 2: understanding the file structure

before we begin coding, let’s clarify what we want to achieve:

- we will organize files in a specific directory (e.g., downloads) based on file types (e.g., images, documents, etc.).
- each file type will be moved into its corresponding folder.

step 3: writing the code

here is a python script that organizes files in a specified directory:

```python
import os
import shutil

def organize_files(directory):
define the file type categories and their corresponding folder names
categories = {
'images': ['.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.gif', '.bmp'],
'documents': ['.pdf', '.docx', '.txt', '.pptx', '.xlsx'],
'music': ['.mp3', '.wav', '.aac'],
'videos': ['.mp4', '.mov', '.avi'],
'archives': ['.zip', '.tar', '.gz'],
}

create folders for each category if they don't already exist
for category in categories.keys():
category_path = os.path.join(directory, category)
if not os.path.exists(category_path):
os.makedirs(category_path)

iterate through the files in the speci ...

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