Here’s a sample README.md for your file processor project:

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File Processor

This Python project automates the organization of files based on their types by classifying them into designated folders. It serves as a simple workflow for managing and organizing files, making it an excellent beginner-friendly project to learn Python concepts like file handling and directory management.

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Features

• Scans a source folder for files.
• Classifies files into categories based on their extensions:
  • .txt files are moved to the Text/ folder.
  • .csv files are moved to the csv/ folder.
  • Image files (.jpg, .jpeg, .png) are moved to the Images/ folder.
• Skips directories and processes only files.
• Handles unknown file types gracefully by logging them as "unknown."

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Project Structure

file_processor/
├── input_files/          # Source folder containing files to be processed
├── Text/                 # Destination folder for text files
├── Images/               # Destination folder for image files
├── csv/                  # Destination folder for CSV files
├── file_processor.py     # Main script for processing files

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Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• Standard Python libraries: os, shutil

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Setup

1. Clone the repository or download the script to your local machine.
2. Place all files to be processed in the input_files/ directory.
3. Create the following folders in the project directory (if they don’t already exist):
   • Text/
   • Images/
   • csv/
4. Install Python if you don’t have it already.

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Usage

1. Navigate to the project directory in your terminal.
2. Run the script using the following command:

   python file_processor.py

3. The script will:
   • Process all files in the input_files/ directory.
   • Move them to their respective folders based on file type.
   • Log a message for unknown file types.

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Example Output

Input Files:

• example.txt
• data.csv
• cloud.jpeg
• README.md

Output:

• Text/: example.txt
• csv/: data.csv
• Images/: cloud.jpeg
• Console Log:

  Moved example.txt to Text
  Moved data.csv to csv
  Moved cloud.jpeg to Images
  Unknown file type: cannot move README.md
  

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Customization

You can modify the script to handle additional file types or define custom folders:

1. Edit the struc function in file_processor.py.
2. Add new elif conditions to handle more extensions:

   elif extension == '.pdf':
       shutil.move(file_path, os.path.join("PDFs", os.path.basename(file_path)))
       print(f"Moved {file} to PDFs")

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Learning Goals

This project introduces the following Python concepts:

• File and directory operations with the os and shutil modules.
• Conditional logic for file classification.
• Debugging and logging outputs for script validation.

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Future Improvements

• Add support for recursive folder traversal.
• Implement error handling for cases like file permission issues.
• Allow configuration through a settings file (e.g., config.json).
• Extend functionality to compress files after moving them.

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Let me know if you'd like to make any tweaks!