Sending by mail image files from a folder - Raspberry Pi Forums

hi, have folder ( usb stick ) containing jpg files , want, if possible folowing actions.
select file folder ( oldest )
send mail
, after succes eliminate it
take folowing 1 amd make same procedure until there no file left...

exist way inside python script?
in advance allways valuable answerds

step 1. sort files in directory oldest shows first

code: select all

import os  search_dir = "put full directory path here" os.chdir(search_dir) files = filter(os.path.isfile, os.listdir(search_dir)) files = [os.path.join(search_dir, f) f in files] # add path each file files.sort(key=lambda x: os.path.getmtime(x)) f in files:     print(f)

step 2. in loop, send out each file attachment
can find information on how here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/336 ... ttachments

step 3. remove file directory

code: select all

def remove(path):     """ param <path> either relative or absolute. """     if os.path.isfile(path):         os.remove(path)  # remove file     elif os.path.isdir(path):         shutil.rmtree(path)  # remove dir , contains     else:         raise valueerror("file {} not file or dir.".format(path))

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