#!/usr/bin/python
##########################################################################
# split a file into a set of parts; join.py puts them back together;
# this is a customizable version of the standard unix split command-line 
# utility; because it is written in Python, it also works on Windows and
# can be easily modified; because it exports a function, its logic can 
# also be imported and reused in other applications;
##########################################################################
import sys, os
kilobytes = 1024
megabytes = kilobytes * 1000
chunksize = int(1.4 * megabytes)   # default: roughly a floppy
def split(fromfile, todir, chunksize=chunksize): 
 if not os.path.exists(todir):   # caller handles errors
 os.mkdir(todir)    # make dir, read/write parts
 else:
 for fname in os.listdir(todir):  # delete any existing files
  os.remove(os.path.join(todir, fname)) 
 partnum = 0
 input = open(fromfile, 'rb')   # use binary mode on Windows
 while 1:     # eof=empty string from read
 chunk = input.read(chunksize)  # get next part <= chunksize
 if not chunk: break
 partnum = partnum+1
 filename = os.path.join(todir, ('part%04d' % partnum))
 fileobj = open(filename, 'wb')
 fileobj.write(chunk)
 fileobj.close()    # or simply open().write()
 input.close()
 assert partnum <= 9999    # join sort fails if 5 digits
 return partnum
if __name__ == '__main__':
 if len(sys.argv) == 2 and sys.argv[1] == '-help':
 print 'Use: split.py [file-to-split target-dir [chunksize]]'
 else:
 if len(sys.argv) < 3:
  interactive = 1
  fromfile = raw_input('File to be split? ') # input if clicked 
  todir = raw_input('Directory to store part files? ')
 else:
  interactive = 0
  fromfile, todir = sys.argv[1:3]   # args in cmdline
  if len(sys.argv) == 4: chunksize = int(sys.argv[3])
 absfrom, absto = map(os.path.abspath, [fromfile, todir])
 print 'Splitting', absfrom, 'to', absto, 'by', chunksize
 try:
  parts = split(fromfile, todir, chunksize)
 except:
  print 'Error during split:'
  print sys.exc_info()[0], sys.exc_info()[1]
 else:
  print 'Split finished:', parts, 'parts are in', absto
 if interactive: raw_input('Press Enter key') # pause if clicked

#!/usr/bin/python
##########################################################################
# join all part files in a dir created by split.py, to recreate file. 
# This is roughly like a 'cat fromdir/* > tofile' command on unix, but is 
# more portable and configurable, and exports the join operation as a 
# reusable function. Relies on sort order of file names: must be same 
# length. Could extend split/join to popup Tkinter file selectors.
##########################################################################
import os, sys
readsize = 1024
def join(fromdir, tofile):
 output = open(tofile, 'wb')
 parts = os.listdir(fromdir)
 parts.sort()
 for filename in parts:
 filepath = os.path.join(fromdir, filename)
 fileobj = open(filepath, 'rb')
 while 1:
  filebytes = fileobj.read(readsize)
  if not filebytes: break
  output.write(filebytes)
 fileobj.close()
 output.close()
if __name__ == '__main__':
 if len(sys.argv) == 2 and sys.argv[1] == '-help':
 print 'Use: join.py [from-dir-name to-file-name]'
 else:
 if len(sys.argv) != 3:
  interactive = 1
  fromdir = raw_input('Directory containing part files? ')
  tofile = raw_input('Name of file to be recreated? ')
 else:
  interactive = 0
  fromdir, tofile = sys.argv[1:]
 absfrom, absto = map(os.path.abspath, [fromdir, tofile])
 print 'Joining', absfrom, 'to make', absto
 try:
  join(fromdir, tofile)
 except:
  print 'Error joining files:'
  print sys.exc_info()[0], sys.exc_info()[1]
 else:
  print 'Join complete: see', absto
 if interactive: raw_input('Press Enter key') # pause if clicked