Python clean files from a directory

del_files_older_than.py

'''
Pass a time in seconds, and a base directory.

I will nuke anything older than now - seconds in that directory. Optionally
recursively

'''
from datetime import datetime
import os
from optparse import OptionParser
import time

TEST_RUN=True

def clean(base_path, seconds_old, recursive=False):
    for current_path, dir_names, file_names in os.walk(base_path):
        # lets not hit the clock for EACH file.. just each dir :)
        now = time.time()
        for name in file_names:
            path = os.path.join(current_path, name)
            mtime = os.path.getmtime(path)
            dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(mtime)

            if mtime < now - seconds_old:
                if TEST_RUN:
                    print "Would have deleted file (%s) at with last mod time (%s)" % \
                          (path, dt)
                else:
                    print "Deleting file (%s) at with last mod time (%s)" % \
                          (path, dt)
                    os.remove(path)
            else:
                print "Skipped file (%s) mtime (%s)" % (
                    path, dt
                )

        if recursive:
            for dir in dir_names:
                clean(os.path.join(current_path, dir), seconds_old, True)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = OptionParser()
    parser.add_option(
        "-b", "--base-path", dest="base_path", help="base directory to clean from")
    parser.add_option(
        "-s", "--seconds-old", dest="seconds_old",
        help="seconds old to delete from")
    parser.add_option(
        "-r", "--recursive", dest="recursive", default=False,
        help="seconds old to delete from")

    (options, args) = parser.parse_args()

    clean(options.base_path, int(options.seconds_old), options.recursive)