[PYTHON: File Management: Tabbed List to Hierarchical Folder Structure]Reads a tabbed text file and maps text entries to the creation of a structured folder hierachy. #textfile #process #filesystem #create

tabbedlist2dirs.py

import os, sys

with open(sys.argv[1]) as f:
    res=[]
    s=[]
    for line in f:
        line=line.rstrip()
        x=len(line)
        line=line.lstrip()
        indent=2*(x-len(line))
        s=s[:indent/2]+[line]
        path="/".join(s)
        print path
        try:
            os.makedirs(path)
        except OSError:  
            print ("Creation of the directory failed.")