ID

7cf8f35

date

2022-03-19 09:37:46+00:00

author

Alex Chan <alex@alexwlchan.net>

parent

d720cf0

message

Add my latest download script

changed files

1 file, 33 additions

• latest_download

Changed files

latest_download (0) → latest_download (713)

diff --git a/latest_download b/latest_download
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+This script prints the path to the newest file in my Downloads folder.
+
+I use it when I've downloaded a file in my web browser, and I want
+to use that file immediately without checking what its filename is.
+"""
+
+import datetime
+import os
+
+
+def get_downloads():
+    downloads_dir = os.path.join(os.environ["HOME"], "Downloads")
+
+    for f in os.listdir(downloads_dir):
+        p = os.path.join(downloads_dir, f)
+
+        if not os.path.isfile(p):
+            continue
+
+        if f == ".DS_Store":
+            continue
+
+        yield p
+
+
+def downloaded_time(p):
+    return os.stat(p).st_mtime
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(max(get_downloads(), key=lambda p: downloaded_time(p)))