How do I open a random folder within a specified directory?
This Python script will open a random directory, it takes the working directory to randomize as an argument. You can setup a shortcut to call this as well.
#!/usr/bin/env python
#open-random.py
import os
import sys
import random
import subprocess
if __name__ == "__main__":
if len(sys.argv) == 2:
dirname = sys.argv[1]
li = [f for f in os.listdir(dirname) if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(dirname, f))]
random_dir = li[random.randint(0, len(li)) - 2]
random_dir = os.path.join(dirname, random_dir)
print('opening %s' % (random_dir))
subprocess.call(['explorer.exe', random_dir])
else:
print('Usage: python open-random.py base-directory')
Usage: python open-random.py "c:\photos"