Warning: I picked Python over Java for my first project and it was way less scary.

I built a script to rename a folder of 200 photos in about an hour, which felt impossible with the other language's setup. Anyone have a good next step after automating simple file stuff?

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rose_reed5d ago

Wait, you did that in an HOUR as your first project? That's actually insane. My first Python script took me like three days just to figure out how to loop through a directory without breaking everything. Try making a script that organizes downloads by file type next, that's a good step up.

lilya765d ago

Remember that friend who tried to automate renaming their photos? They wrote a script that somehow moved every single file on their desktop into one folder named "temp." Took them a whole weekend to sort it out. Your downloads organizer idea is solid, but maybe start with a copy of the folder first.

sage_green5d ago

What's so hard about looping through a directory?