using python tool on multiple files

Question

there is a tool I write using python that analyze a pdf file by passing it in the cmd

c:\python "my_tool.py" -s "my_pdf.pdf"

I want to test the tool on 1000 files. how could I run the tool on all of the 1000 files.

I used this

for /f %%f in ('dir /b C:\Users\Test\Desktop\CVE_2010-2883_PDF_25files') do echo %%f

but how can I specify (the tool) and (-s) argument

Windows batch scripting isn't so nice, you might as well write a python program to do the job. — simonzack
– simonzack, Commented Sep 20, 2014 at 11:29

SachaDee · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-20 19:37:42Z

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Try like this :

@echo off
for /f %%f in ('dir /a-d/b C:\Users\Test\Desktop\CVE_2010-2883_PDF_25files\*.pdf') do (
  "c:\python\my_tool.py" -s "%%~dnxf")

answered Sep 20, 2014 at 19:37

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wael omar Over a year ago

what if I want to scan all file in this directory? is it correct to do this: ('dir /a-d/b C:\Users\Test\Desktop\CVE_2010-2883_PDF_25files\*.) ... python it is not a directory it is an identifier

SachaDee Over a year ago

Use *.* in the place of *.pdf

Kasravnd · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-20 11:36:33Z

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you can use grep to pass all .pdf file to script !

c:\python grep *.pdf|"my_tool.py" -s

or with this script :

for i in $(\ls -d *.pdf)
do
    python "my_tool.py" -s $i
done

edited Sep 20, 2014 at 11:36

answered Sep 20, 2014 at 11:27

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wael omar Over a year ago

the tool I wrote in windows. is there any possible way to do this?

user2314737 · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-20 11:37:25Z

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If you have the Unix find command you can use

find . -type f -name "*.pdf" -exec c:\python "my_tool.py" -s {} \;

This runs your command on each of the pdf files in the current directory

answered Sep 20, 2014 at 11:37

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wael omar Over a year ago

I'm working on windows, do you know how to do this on windows ?

Burhan Khalid · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-20 16:10:03Z

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You can make your life a lot easier, by making sure the tool can just search a directory for all pdf files:

import glob
import os

def get_files(directory):
    for i in glob.iglob(os.path.join(directory, '*.pdf')):
       do_something(i)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import argparse
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('-f', '--file', help='enter filename')
    parser.add_argument('-d', '--directory', help='enter directory of pdf files')
    args = parser.parse_args()
    if args.directory:
        get_files(args.directory)
    if args.file:
        do_something(args.file)

answered Sep 20, 2014 at 16:10

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