# Python Script to Sort Files based on Filetype Extensions

We download many files from the internet and whatever file type it may be, all files will be downloaded and located in the 'Downloads' folder. And it looks like clutter.
      So today we will see, how to sort files with respect to filetype extension i.e mp4, docx, pdf, exe etc
And we can use a python script to sort files with respect to filetype extension

<b>Step 1:</b>
  In order to workaround we need some modules, and we can import them using <b>'import'</b> keyword
* os     - allows you to interface with the underlying operating system
* shutil - responsible for copying and moving files respectively
* glob   - used to retrieve files/pathnames matching a specified pattern

<b>Step 2:</b>
  so with the help of glob module, we retrive all files present in that path location
```python
ex: filename=glob.glob("C:/Users/Aleti Sunil/Downloads/*")
```
<b>Step 3:</b>
we will create lists with respect to filetype extensions
```python
documents=['.pdf','.docx','.doc','.txt']
media=['.jpeg','.jpg','.svg','.png','.PNG','.mp4','.mp3']
setupFiles=['.exe','.msi']
compressedFiles=['.zip']
files=['.apk']
```
And specify the path locations of documents,media and setupfiles respectively
```python
DocumentsLocation='C:/Users/Aleti Sunil/Downloads/documents'
mediaLocation='C:/Users/Aleti Sunil/Downloads/media'
setupFilesLocation='C:/Users/Aleti Sunil/Downloads/setupFiles'
compressedFilesLocation='C:/Users/Aleti Sunil/Downloads/compressedFiles'
FilesLocation='C:/Users/Aleti Sunil/Downloads/Files'
```

<b>Step 4:</b>
And this is the final step, we will extract the filetype extension using 'os.path.splitext' and moves the files with respect to filetype extension to specified location

And this is final code
```python
import os
import glob
import shutil
from os import path
filename=glob.glob("C:/Users/Aleti Sunil/Downloads/*")
documents=['.pdf','.docx','.doc','.txt']
media=['.jpeg','.jpg','.svg','.png','.PNG','.mp4','.mp3']
setupFiles=['.exe','.msi']
compressedFiles=['.zip']
files=['.apk']
DocumentsLocation='C:/Users/Aleti Sunil/Downloads/documents'
mediaLocation='C:/Users/Aleti Sunil/Downloads/media'
setupFilesLocation='C:/Users/Aleti Sunil/Downloads/setupFiles'
compressedFilesLocation='C:/Users/Aleti Sunil/Downloads/compressedFiles'
FilesLocation='C:/Users/Aleti Sunil/Downloads/Files'
for file in filename:
    if os.path.splitext(file)[1] in documents:
        if(path.exists(DocumentsLocation)):
            shutil.move(file,DocumentsLocation)
        else:
            os.mkdir(DocumentsLocation)
            shutil.move(file,DocumentsLocation)
    if os.path.splitext(file)[1] in media:
        if(path.exists(mediaLocation)):
            shutil.move(file,mediaLocation)
        else:
            os.mkdir(mediaLocation)
            shutil.move(file,mediaLocation)
    if os.path.splitext(file)[1] in setupFiles:
        if(path.exists(setupFilesLocation)):
            shutil.move(file,setupFilesLocation)
        else:
            os.mkdir(setupFilesLocation)
            shutil.move(file,setupFilesLocation)
    if os.path.splitext(file)[1] in compressedFiles:
        if(path.exists(compressedFilesLocation)):
            shutil.move(file,compressedFilesLocation)
        else:
            os.mkdir(compressedFilesLocation)
            shutil.move(file,compressedFilesLocation)
    if os.path.splitext(file)[1] in files:
        if(path.exists(FilesLocation)):
            shutil.move(file,FilesLocation)
        else:
            os.mkdir(FilesLocation)
            shutil.move(file,FilesLocation)
```
Check out the video on how it works

<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/411362595" width="640" height="361" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen></iframe>

You can also schedule this script for every regular interval


Let me know if any queries

Happy Coding ❤️

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