A Smart File Search & Organization System

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Intermediate Python • basic data handling
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Algorithm analysis • Efficient searching and sorting • Python file handling • Automation scripting
Ronnie Rahman
1 week · 4-6 hours per week · INTERMEDIATE
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As a developer juggling dozens of client folders, your digital workspace has turned into a maze of poorly sorted files. In this liveProject, you'll take matters into your own hands by developing a smart file search and organization system with Python. You'll explore and compare key algorithms—Linear Search, Binary Search, and Selection Sort—to power intelligent file location and automatic sorting based on file attributes. You'll harness Python’s built-in libraries and apply core algorithmic thinking to create an elegant solution for messy directories. When you're done, you'll have built a custom productivity booster that can be adapted to almost any workflow that involves heavy file use.

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Ronnie Rahman
Ronnie Rahman is a Senior Software Developer and an AI engineer with ilem Group in Casablanca in collaboration with Swisstiming in Switzerland where he delivers algorithm-driven software for digital-transformation projects. He earned a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science in AI from the University of Hertfordshire, concentrating on neural networks, robotics, quantum computing, and AI algorithms. A frequent speaker at regional Python and data-science meet-ups, he contributes to open-source performance tools and mentors developers on writing efficient and explainable code.

prerequisites

This liveProject is aimed at Python programmers interested in turning theoretical algorithms into a portfolio of practical applications. To begin you will need to be familiar with:


TOOLS
  • Intermediate Python
  • Python file handling

TECHNIQUES
  • Basic algorithmic thinking
  • Basic sorting algorithms

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