Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!194.109.133.85.MISMATCH!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.018 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'filename': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229.12': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'received:lo.gmane.org': 0.09; 'skip:[ 30': 0.09; 'subject:files': 0.09; 'subject:file': 0.13; 'def': 0.15; 'comma': 0.16; 'filenames': 0.16; 'received:173.11': 0.16; 'sally': 0.16; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'random': 0.28; 'separate': 0.28; 'import': 0.28; 'print': 0.29; 'list': 0.32; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'named': 0.33; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.34; 'directory.': 0.34; 'like:': 0.34; 'header:X-Complaints- To:1': 0.35; 'subject:text': 0.35; 'file': 0.36; 'pull': 0.37; 'listed': 0.37; 'but': 0.37; 'something': 0.37; 'could': 0.38; 'received:org': 0.38; 'hello,': 0.38; 'some': 0.38; 'move': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.39; 'persons': 0.39; 'header:Mime-Version:1': 0.39; 'format.': 0.39; 'data': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; "i'd": 0.40; 'more': 0.60; 'john': 0.62; 'business': 0.70; 'username': 0.77; '10:03': 0.84; 'directories,': 0.84; 'stone,': 0.84; 'stone': 0.91 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Emile van Sebille Subject: Re: Arrange files according to a text file Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:06:22 -0700 References: <6j8i57t6cgqunn3c1ci4p7u9mnpnvsrl8s@4ax.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 173-11-108-137-sfba.hfc.comcastbusiness.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:6.0) Gecko/20110812 Thunderbird/6.0 In-Reply-To: <6j8i57t6cgqunn3c1ci4p7u9mnpnvsrl8s@4ax.com> X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 63 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1314468400 news.xs4all.nl 2412 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:38425 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:12286 On 8/27/2011 10:03 AM Ric@rdo.python.org said... > Hello, > > What would be the best way to accomplish this task? I'd do something like: usernames = """Adler, Jack Smith, John Smith, Sally Stone, Mark""".split('\n') filenames = """Smith, John - 02-15-75 - business files.doc Random Data - Adler Jack - expenses.xls More Data Mark Stone files list.doc""".split('\n') from difflib import SequenceMatcher as SM def ignore(x): return x in ' ,.' for filename in filenames: ratios = [SM(ignore,filename,username).ratio() for username in usernames] best = max(ratios) owner = usernames[ratios.index(best)] print filename,":",owner Emile > I have many files in separate directories, each file name > contain a persons name but never in the same spot. > I need to find that name which is listed in a large > text file in the following format. Last name, comma > and First name. The last name could be duplicate. > > Adler, Jack > Smith, John > Smith, Sally > Stone, Mark > etc. > > > The file names don't necessary follow any standard > format. > > Smith, John - 02-15-75 - business files.doc > Random Data - Adler Jack - expenses.xls > More Data Mark Stone files list.doc > etc > > I need some way to pull the name from the file name, find it in the > text list and then create a directory based on the name on the list > "Smith, John" and move all files named with the clients name into that > directory.