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How to automatically organize your Downloads folder by file type in Python

This script scans the Downloads folder and moves files into sub-folders based on their extensions (e.g., Images, Documents, Videos).

file organization automation os
Python 
import os
import shutil
from pathlib import Path

def organize_downloads_folder(downloads_path=None):
    if downloads_path is None:
        downloads_path = str(Path.home() / "Downloads")
    
    if not os.path.exists(downloads_path):
        print(f"Path {downloads_path} does not exist.")
        return
    
    fi…
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