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Find Orphan Files Not Referenced Anywhere in Python

Scan a project directory for files whose names never appear in the content of other files, identifying potentially unused resources.

orphan files file cleanup automation
Python
import os
from pathlib import Path
import re

def find_orphan_files(root_dir: str, extensions: set = None, ignore_patterns: list = None):
    """Find files not referenced by any other file in the project."""
    if extensions is None:
        extensions = {'.txt', '.md', '.py', '.html', '.css', '.js', '.json', '.yaml'…
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