Member-only story
Code Your Way to a Leisurely Life: Python Scripts for Daily Ease 🐍🏖️
Ever feel like your day is an endless loop of repetitive tasks? What if I told you that Python could be your personal genie, granting wishes to take those monotonous tasks off your plate? Yes, Python! Not just a snake or a British comedy troupe, but a programming language that can work wonders. 🪄✨ 🪄✨
The First Spark: My ‘Aha!’ Moment with Python 🤯💡
My journey into automating the mundane began one lazy Sunday afternoon. I was drowning in the drudgery of sorting my digital photos when I thought, “There has to be a better way!” Enter Python, stage left. With a few lines of code, I sorted my photos by date and even created cute little folders. This was my lightbulb moment, and there was no turning back.
Automating File Organization: The Digital Librarian 📚🖥️
Let's start simple. Organizing files can be as dull as watching paint dry. But with Python, you can whip up a script that acts like your personal librarian.
Here's a snippet that saved my sanity:
import os
from datetime import datetime
# Path to the directory
folder_path = '/path/to/your/folder'
for filename in os.listdir(folder_path):
# Construct full file path…