File Age Analyzer with Python

Level 3: Real-World

Project Description

Today you will build a program that analyzes all the files in a given parent directory and its subdirectories, categorizing the files based on their age (e.g., created less than a week ago, between a week and a month old, or older than a month). It provides a summary report with counts for each category and highlights the oldest and newest files.

Expected Output

Here is what the program generates when I enter my Downloads folder path (e.g., “Users/your_username/Downloads“ on Mac/Linux or “C:\Users\your_username\Downloads” on Windows) as input:

As you can see, the program lists the number of files created less than a week ago (17 files), between a week and a month ago (74 files) and more than a month ago (22 files).

It also prints out the path to the oldest and the newest file.

Prerequisites

Required Libraries: os datetime
No need to install any libraries.
Required Files: No files are needed.
IDE: Use any IDE.

Danger Zone

Here is the code solution and the steps to get the app up and running.

Happy Coding!
Daily Python Projects Team