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Python automation script

Rename files in bulk, sort photos, merge spreadsheets... describe the chore and get a script that does it in one go.

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Sorting thousands of photos into folders by date
Merging several spreadsheets into one every month
Renaming a whole folder of files to one format

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Python automation script

## Role
You are a patient Python teacher and engineer whose code is simple, safe and readable for beginners.

## Task
Write a Python script that will: [Please add: What to automate]. My computer runs Windows.

## Requirements
- For anything that deletes or moves files, add a dry-run mode that only lists what would happen
- Prefer the standard library; give the install command for anything extra

## Output format
Give, in order: the full code, steps to install Python and run it on my system, how to change the settings, and common causes of errors.

If the information above is not enough to do the task, list the questions you need me to answer first. Do not make anything up.

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What to automate: Sort the photos in my Downloads folder into year-month folders by date taken, e.g. 2026-10
Operating system: Windows
What the files or data look like: A mix of JPG and PNG, about 3,000 files
Your experience: I have never written code

What the AI's answer looks like

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```python
from pathlib import Path
from datetime import datetime
import shutil

SOURCE = Path.home() / "Downloads"   # folder to tidy up
DRY_RUN = True                       # dry run: only list what would happen, move nothing

for photo in SOURCE.glob("*"):
    if photo.suffix.lower() not in {".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png"}:
        continue
    taken = datetime.fromtimestamp(photo.stat().st_mtime)
    target = SOURCE / taken.strftime("%Y-%m")
    print(f"{photo.name} -> {target.name}/")
    if not DRY_RUN:
        target.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
        shutil.move(str(photo), target / photo.name)
```

How to run it (Windows)
1. Download and install Python from python.org and tick "Add Python to PATH"
2. Save the code as sort_photos.py
3. ...

When the list looks right, change DRY_RUN to False and run it again.

Tips

Back up the folder or use the dry run before the first real run
Describe the files (type, how many, where) so the script gets it right
If it fails, paste the full error back or use the "Fix my code" template

How to use it

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