''' This program deletes windows .lnk files if the path they point to no longer exists. ''' import argparse import os import send2trash import sys import winshell from voussoirkit import getpermission from voussoirkit import pathclass from voussoirkit import spinal def prune_shortcuts(recurse=False, autoyes=False): if recurse: lnks = [file for file in spinal.walk_generator('.') if file.extension == 'lnk'] else: lnks = pathclass.cwd().glob('*.lnk') stale = [] for lnk in lnks: shortcut = winshell.Shortcut(lnk.absolute_path) # There are some special shortcuts that do not have a path, but instead # trigger some action based on a CLSID that Explorer understands. # I can't find this information in the winshell.Shortcut object, so for # now let's at least not delete these files. if shortcut.path == '': continue if not os.path.exists(shortcut.path): stale.append(lnk) if not stale: return print(f'The following {len(stale)} will be recycled:') for lnk in stale: print(lnk.absolute_path) print() if autoyes or getpermission.getpermission('Is that ok?'): for lnk in stale: print(lnk.absolute_path) send2trash.send2trash(lnk.absolute_path) def prune_shortcuts_argparse(args): return prune_shortcuts(recurse=args.recurse, autoyes=args.autoyes) def main(argv): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__) parser.add_argument('--recurse', dest='recurse', action='store_true') parser.add_argument('--yes', dest='autoyes', action='store_true') parser.set_defaults(func=prune_shortcuts_argparse) args = parser.parse_args(argv) return args.func(args) if __name__ == '__main__': raise SystemExit(main(sys.argv[1:]))