🗂️ extsort

extsort is a lightweight Python utility that organizes files in a folder based on their file extensions. It helps keep your workspace clean by grouping files into language- or type-specific folders like python, video, pdf, and more.

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📦 Features

• Automatically organizes files into folders by extension
• Deletes executable files for cleanup (optional behavior)
• Skips files with no extension
• Easy to configure using .env and a customizable mapping
• Written in clean, modular Python

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📁 Example

Before:

/myfolder
├── main.py
├── resume.pdf
├── video.mp4
├── notes.txt
├── installer.run

After running extsort:

/myfolder
├── python/
│   └── main.py
├── pdf/
│   └── resume.pdf
├── video/
│   └── video.mp4
├── text_file/
│   └── notes.txt

Executable file installer.run is deleted.

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/dakshcodez/extsort.git
cd extsort

2. Install requirements

pip install python-dotenv

3. Set up your .env

Create a .env file in the root directory:

FOLDER_PATH=/full/path/to/your/folder

4. Run the script

python main.py

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🛠 Customize File Types

Edit the file_names.py file to change how extensions map to folder names:

hash_map = {
    ".py": "python",
    ".pdf": "pdf",
    ".mp4": "video",
    # add more as needed...
}

If an extension isn't listed, the file will go into an others/ folder.

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⚠️ Notes

• This script deletes executable files (.exe, .run, etc.). You can disable or change this behavior in main.py.
• Make sure your FOLDER_PATH is correct — this script moves and deletes files.

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📄 License

MIT License
Feel free to use, modify, and share.

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💡 Future Improvements

• Make this a CLI tool
• Drag-and-drop folder input
• Add logging