directory-analyzer 0.1.0

Recursive directory analyzer with stats, top files and duplicate detection

Directory Analyzer

Directory Analyzer is a simple Python tool that scans a directory recursively and generates a structured report.

Features

• Count total number of files and folders.
• Group files by extension and calculate total size per extension.
• Find top 10 largest files in the directory tree.
• Detect duplicate files by comparing file content (hash).
• Handle file access errors safely (permission denied, missing files).
• Print report to console or save it to a file.

Command line arguments

• path (required): path to the target directory.
• --output (optional): path to a file where the report will be saved.

Requirements

• Python 3.8 or newer.
• Standard library only (os, hashlib, collections, argparse, etc.).