[inv3ctus]

Code

import os

desktop = os.path.join(os.path.join(os.environ['USERPROFILE']), 'Desktop')
clean_folder = 'Shit'

def clean(from_dir, spec_dir):
   for file in os.listdir(from_dir):
       if not '.lnk' in file and file != clean_folder:
           try:
               os.rename(from_dir + '\\' + file, spec_dir + '\\' + file)
           except:
               pass

def fu_clean():
   curr_dir = os.getcwd()
   os.chdir(desktop)
   clean(desktop, desktop + '\\' + clean_folder)
   os.chdir(curr_dir)

if not clean_folder in os.listdir(desktop):
   os.mkdir(desktop + '\\' + clean_folder)

fu_clean()

*Github Link*

This code makes a folder on your desktop with all the files and folder that are currently on your desktop, except for the shortcuts!
Perfect for keeping your computer organized!

[vaxton]

i just tried it out and it worked!
thank you so much for this share :)

[adnankatman]

Awesome, saved to my python_utils folder!

[vorticalbox]

This will only work on windows, for us Linux folk the desktop folder is ~/Desktop

[inv3ctus]

This will only work on windows, for us Linux folk the desktop folder is ~/Desktop

Oh yeah, should have said that! But feel free to edit the code!

[vorticalbox]

Oh yeah, should have said that! But feel free to edit the code!

totally would but currently doing a coding challenge for a job in node.js. only started learning it last week and man this shit is confusing, EVERYTHING is async and you have to be so carful when processing stuff lol