Duplicate File Remover

CS50 Final Project

The Duplicate File Remover is a Python program that searches for duplicate files in a directory and its subdirectories, and optionally removes them.

Usage:

To use the program, follow these steps:

• Run the duplicate_file_remover.py file using a Python interpreter.

• Enter the directory path to search for duplicate files. The program will search for duplicates in this directory and its - subdirectories.

• Enter the file type to search for duplicates of. For example, if you want to search for duplicate text files, enter ".txt".

• The program will search for duplicates and display a list of all duplicate files found, grouped by size.

• You will be prompted to confirm whether you want to remove the duplicate files or not. If you choose to remove them, the - program will delete all duplicate files except for the first one in each group.

Functions

The program consists of the following functions:

• main(): The main function of the program. This function handles user input, calls the other functions, and displays the results.

• get_files(path, file_type): This function returns a list of all files in the given directory and its subdirectories that match the given file type.

• get_duplicates(files): This function returns a dictionary of all duplicate files in the given list of files, grouped by size.

• remove_duplicates(duplicates): This function removes all duplicate files in the given dictionary of duplicates, except for the first one in each group.

Dependencies

• The program requires Python 3.x to run, and uses the following built-in modules:

os: For working with the file system.

filecmp: For comparing files by contents.