Create multiple directories

[Paul Lemelle]

I am somewhat new to Python and I am trying to create a program that
automatically creates directories from a range of numbers. I
researched the os.mkdir & os.makedirs methods, but they do not seem to
(I don't know) how to include an argumnet to step through my list.

I woudl like to do the follwoing:
1) Ask the user how many folders to create
2) take raw_input and then translate it into a while loop that steps
through the os.mkdir process.

Any would help would be appreicated.

Paul

[Jeff Schwab]

Re: Create multiple directories

Paul Lemelle wrote:

I am somewhat new to Python and I am trying to create a program that
automatically creates directories from a range of numbers. I
researched the os.mkdir & os.makedirs methods, but they do not seem to
(I don't know) how to include an argumnet to step through my list.
>
I woudl like to do the follwoing:
1) Ask the user how many folders to create
2) take raw_input and then translate it into a while loop that steps
through the os.mkdir process.

Maybe something like this?

import os

def mkdirs(n):
for i in range(n):
os.mkdir("%d" % i)

if __name__ == '__main__':
mkdirs(int(raw_ input("How many folders should I create? ")))

[7stud]

Re: Create multiple directories

On Feb 24, 6:27 pm, Jeff Schwab <j...@schwabcen ter.comwrote:

Paul Lemelle wrote:

I am somewhat new to Python and I am trying to create a program that
automatically creates directories from a range of numbers. I
researched the os.mkdir & os.makedirs methods, but they do not seem to
(I don't know) how to include an argumnet to step through my list.

>

I woudl like to do the follwoing:
1) Ask the user how many folders to create
2) take raw_input and then translate it into a while loop that steps
through the os.mkdir process.

>
Maybe something like this?
>
import os
>
def mkdirs(n):
     for i in range(n):
         os.mkdir("%d" % i)
>
if __name__ == '__main__':
     mkdirs(int(raw_ input("How many folders should I create? ")))

Maybe something like this:

import os

num_str = raw_input("Ente r number of dirs to create: ")
num = int(num_str)

for i in range(num):
dir_name = "new_dir%s" % i #same result as "new_dir" + str(i)
os.mkdir(dir_na me) #creates dirs in current directory

[Paul Rubin]

Re: Create multiple directories

Paul Rubin <http://phr.cx@NOSPAM.i nvalidwrites:

fmt = "new_dir%0% d" % len(str(num))

Typo, that was supposed to say "new_dir%%0 %d" ...

[Paul Lemelle]

Re: Create multiple directories

7stud & Jeff,

Thanks for yoru input - there's still a few things for me to learn. :)


Paul

On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:07:15 -0800 (PST), 7stud
<bbxx789_05ss@y ahoo.comwrote:

>On Feb 24, 6:27 pm, Jeff Schwab <j...@schwabcen ter.comwrote:

>Paul Lemelle wrote:

I am somewhat new to Python and I am trying to create a program that
automatically creates directories from a range of numbers. I
researched the os.mkdir & os.makedirs methods, but they do not seem to
(I don't know) how to include an argumnet to step through my list.

>>

I woudl like to do the follwoing:
1) Ask the user how many folders to create
2) take raw_input and then translate it into a while loop that steps
through the os.mkdir process.

>>
>Maybe something like this?
>>
>import os
>>
>def mkdirs(n):
>     for i in range(n):
>         os.mkdir("%d" % i)
>>
>if __name__ == '__main__':
>     mkdirs(int(raw_ input("How many folders should I create? ")))

>
>Maybe something like this:
>
>import os
>
>num_str = raw_input("Ente r number of dirs to create: ")
>num = int(num_str)
>
>for i in range(num):
dir_name = "new_dir%s" % i #same result as "new_dir" + str(i)
os.mkdir(dir_na me) #creates dirs in current directory