Adding python script: CreateDirectory.py

neotycoder · neotycoder · commit 7ba98e47b463 · 2015-02-04T22:31:31.000-08:00
Simple script to show how concatenation, creating a directory, and
opening and closing a file for writing.
diff --git a/createDirectory.py b/createDirectory.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Author: Ty Lim
+# Date: 2/4/2015
+# File name: createDirectory.py
+# Description: This is a simple example of how to check to see if a directory exist, and if not, create it.
+# This script also shows an example of how to create a file name with a time stamp, use that filen name
+# to open a file for writing, and write to the file, and finally, close it.
+
+# This is nothing too difficult, and you can certainly add more functionality to it if you wish.
+# One idea is to build this whole example into an object with subsequent methods.
+
+import os, datetime
+
+# Create the file name
+baseFileName = "12345"
+app="someAppName"
+dateTimeStamp = datetime.date.today()
+# This directory needs to exists. It is the parent directory that will house the datafiles.
+targetDirectory = "/tmp/datafiles"
+targetfileName = str(baseFileName)+"_"+app+"."+str(dateTimeStamp)+".txt"
+fullPathToFile = targetDirectory+"/"+targetfileName
+
+print("FileName: " + fullPathToFile)
+
+# Check base path. If it does not exist, create it.
+if not os.path.isdir(targetDirectory):
+    os.makedirs(targetDirectory)
+
+file = open(fullPathToFile,'w')
+file.write("This is a test.")
+
+
+file.close()
+
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