Automation using Python

## Sample python script for creating symlinks in different directory locations 

Input file: parameter-list.txt

/home/content/htdocs/lib/, ../../application/lib/core,core,1

/home/content/htdocs/modules/,../application/modules/core,core,2

/home/content/htdocs/resources/,../../resources/pdf,pdf,3

Python script:

# Author: Pavan Bandaru

import os

import shutil

if os.path.exists("/home/scripts/parameter-list.txt"):

    with open("/home/scripts/parameter-list.txt", "r") as file:

        for line in file:

            fields = line.split(",")

            path = fields[0]

            link = fields[1]

            fn = fields[2]

            source = fn

            destination = fn + "_old"

            os.chdir(path)

            if os.path.isfile(fn):

                shutil.move(source, destination)

                os.symlink(link, fn)

            else:

                os.symlink(link, fn)

else:

    print("File doesn't exist")