Create a python script that sorts files on the desktop into separate folders based on their file type. The script should prompt the user for the source and destination paths, and then guide the user through the process of setting up the file types dictionary and running the sorting code.
user
Sure, I'd be happy to help you write a Python script for this task. Here's a basic outline:

1. Importing necessary libraries:

```python
import os
import argparse
import shutil
import glob
from typing import Dict
```

2. Defining command-line arguments:

```python
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='A Python script to sort files on the desktop.')
parser.add_argument('source', type=str, help='The source directory')
parser.add_argument('destination', type=str, help='The destination directory')
parser.add_argument('--types', '-t', help='List of extensions for different files.')

args = parser.parse_args()
```

3. Defining type dictionary:

```python
def _create_file_type_dict(typestr):
    """
    Convert string of extensions into dictionary.
    """
    file_types = {}
    _extension_list = typestr.split(",")
    for ext in _extension_list:
        ext = ext.strip()
        if ext:
            file_types[ext] = ext
    return file_types

types_dict = _create_file_type_dict(args.types) if args.types else None
```

4. Getting all source files:

```python
# Get all the files in the source directory
source_files = glob.glob(os.path.join(args.source, '*.*'))
```

5. Sorting and moving files based on types dict:

```python
if types_dict:
    for file_type, ext in types_dict.items():
        destination_dir = os.path.join(args.destination, file_type)
        if not os.path.exists(destination_dir):
            os.makedirs(destination_dir)
        file_path = os.path.join(args.source, f"{os.path.basename(args.source)}.{ext}")
        file_list = glob.glob(file_path)
        for source_file in file_list:
            dest_file = os.path.join(destination_dir, os.path.basename(source_file))
            shutil.copy(source_file, dest_file)
            print(f'{source_file} has been moved to {dest_file}')

else:
    print('No file extension is found.')
```

6. Calling the sorting function which is executed if all the argument is well formed

```python
def sort_files():
    for file_type, ext in types_dict.items():
        destination_dir = os.path.join(args.destination, file_type)
        if not os.path.exists(destination_dir):
            os.makedirs(destination_dir)
        file_path = os.path.join(args.source, f"{os.path.basename(args.source)}.{ext}")
        file_list = glob.glob(file_path)

        for source_file in file_list:
            dest_file = os.path.join(destination_dir, os.path.basename(source_file))
            shutil.copy(source_file, dest_file)
            print(f'{source_file} has been moved to {dest_file}')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    sort_files()
```

This simple script is just a starting point, based on your need, you need to add validation for file paths, double-check inputs can be followed further.
assistant
Create a python script that sorts files on the desktop into separate folders based on their file type. The script should prompt the user for the source and destination paths, and then guide the user through the process of setting up the file types dictionary and running the sorting code.
user
Here's a Python script that does what you asked for. It sorts files on the desktop into separate folders based on their file type. The script prompts the user for source and destination paths and guides the user through setting up the file types dictionary and running the sorting code.

```python
import os
import shutil

def get_file_type(file_path):
    _, ext = os.path.splitext(file_path)
    return ext.lower()

def sort_files(source_path, destination_path, file_types_dict):
    for filename in os.listdir(source_path):
        file_path = os.path.join(source_path, filename)
        if os.path.isfile(file_path):
            file_ext = get_file_type(file_path)
            if file_ext in file_types_dict:
                folder = file_types_dict[file_ext]
                folder_path = os.path.join(destination_path, folder)
                if not os.path.exists(folder_path):
                    os.makedirs(folder_path)
                shutil.move(file_path, folder_path)

def main():
    print("Welcome to the File Sorter!")

    source_path = input("Enter the source path (press Enter to use the current user's desktop): ")
    if source_path == "":
        source_path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "Desktop")

    destination_path = input("Enter the destination path: ")

    file_types_dict = {}
    num_file_types = int(input("Enter the number of file types you want to sort: "))
    for i in range(num_file_types):
        extension = input(f"Enter file extension {i + 1} (without the dot, e.g. 'txt'): ")
        folder_name = input(f"Enter the folder name for '{extension}' files: ")
        file_types_dict[f".{extension}"] = folder_name

    print("The following file types will be sorted:")
    for ext, folder in file_types_dict.items():
        print(f"{ext}: {folder}")

    confirm = input("Is this correct? (yes/no): ")
    if confirm.lower() in ["yes", "y"]:
        sort_files(source_path, destination_path, file_types_dict)
        print("File sorting is complete!")
    else:
        print("File sorting was cancelled by the user.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()
```

Save this script to a file named `file_sorter.py`, and then run the script using a Python interpreter. Make sure that the user running the script has appropriate read and write permissions to the source and destination directories.

The script will prompt you for the source and destination directories and guide you through setting up a dictionary of file types to organize. After confirming the file types, the script will sort the specified file types into their designated folders.
assistant