*Introduction to Simple File Explorer*

A Simple File Explorer is a basic file management system that allows users
to navigate, view, and perform operations on files and directories. It
provides a simple and intuitive interface to manage files and folders,
making it easy to perform common file operations.

*Features of Simple File Explorer*

1. *File Navigation*: Navigate through the file system, including directories

and subdirectories.

2. *File Viewing*: View file details, including name, size, type, and
modified date.

3. *File Operations*: Perform basic file operations, including:

- Create new files and folders

- Delete unwanted files and folders

- Rename files and folders

- Copy files and folders

*Benefits of Simple File Explorer*

1. *Easy to use*: Simple and intuitive interface makes it easy to navigate

and manage files.

2. *Basic file operations*: Perform common file operations without needing

advanced features.

3. *Quick access*: Quickly access and manage files and folders.

*Common Use Cases*

1. *Basic file management*: Use Simple File Explorer for basic file
management tasks, such as creating, deleting, and renaming files and
folders.

2. *File organization*: Use Simple File Explorer to organize files and

folders, making it easy to find and access files.

3. *Quick file access*: Use Simple File Explorer to quickly access and view
file details.
### Project Overview

**Objective:** Develop a basic file explorer to browse, view, and manage

files and directories.

**Language:** Python (for simplicity and readability)

**Libraries:** `os` for file system operations, `tkinter` for the graphical
user interface (GUI)

### Features

1. **Directory Listing:** Display files and folders in the current directory.

2. **File Navigation:** Navigate through directories.

3. **File Operations:** Basic operations like creating, deleting, and

renaming files or directories.

4. **File Viewing:** View file contents (for text files).

### Step-by-Step Guide

#### 1. Setup and Initialization

**Install Python:** Ensure you have Python installed. You can download it
from [python.org](https://www.python.org/).

**Create a Project Directory:**

```sh

Mkdir file_explorer

Cd file_explorer
```

**Create the main script file:**

```sh

Touch file_explorer.py

```

#### 2. Basic Directory Listing

Open `file_explorer.py` and start with the following code to list files and
directories.

```python

Import os

Def list_files(directory):

Try:

Return os.listdir(directory)

Except PermissionError:

Return []

If __name__ == “__main__”:

Current_directory = os.getcwd()

Files = list_files(current_directory)

For file in files:

Print(file)

```
#### 3. Adding GUI with Tkinter

Extend the script to include a basic GUI.

```python

Import os

Import tkinter as tk

From tkinter import messagebox, simpledialog

Class FileExplorer:

Def __init__(self, root):

Self.root = root

Self.root.title(“Simple File Explorer”)

Self.current_directory = os.getcwd()

# Create GUI components

Self.listbox = tk.Listbox(root)

Self.listbox.pack(fill=tk.BOTH, expand=True)

Self.listbox.bind(‘<Double-1>’, self.on_select)

Self.refresh_button = tk.Button(root, text=”Refresh”,

command=self.refresh)

Self.refresh_button.pack()

Self.refresh()

Def refresh(self):

Self.listbox.delete(0, tk.END)
 Files = os.listdir(self.current_directory)

For file in files:

Self.listbox.insert(tk.END, file)

Def on_select(self, event):

Selected_item = self.listbox.get(self.listbox.curselection())

New_path = os.path.join(self.current_directory, selected_item)

If os.path.isdir(new_path):

Self.current_directory = new_path

Self.refresh()

Else:

Messagebox.showinfo(“File Selected”, f”You selected file:

{selected_item}”)

If __name__ == “__main__”:

Root = tk.Tk()

App = FileExplorer(root)

Root.mainloop()

```

#### 4. File Operations

Add functionality for creating, deleting, and renaming files/directories.

```python

Def create_file(self):

Filename = simpledialog.askstring(“Input”, “Enter file name:”)

If filename:
 Open(os.path.join(self.current_directory, filename), ‘w’).close()

Self.refresh()

Def delete_file(self):

Filename = self.listbox.get(self.listbox.curselection())

Os.remove(os.path.join(self.current_directory, filename))

Self.refresh()

Def rename_file(self):

Old_name = self.listbox.get(self.listbox.curselection())

New_name = simpledialog.askstring(“Input”, “Enter new name:”)

If new_name:

Os.rename(

Os.path.join(self.current_directory, old_name),

Os.path.join(self.current_directory, new_name)

Self.refresh()

```

Add buttons to the GUI for these operations:

```python

Self.create_button = tk.Button(root, text=”Create File”,

command=self.create_file)

Self.create_button.pack()

Self.delete_button = tk.Button(root, text=”Delete File”,

command=self.delete_file)

Self.delete_button.pack()
Self.rename_button = tk.Button(root, text=”Rename File”,
command=self.rename_file)

Self.rename_button.pack()

```

### Summary

This simple file explorer allows you to browse through directories and
perform basic file operations. It provides a foundation that you can extend
with more advanced features such as viewing file contents or handling
different file types.

Conclusion*

Simple File Explorer is a basic file management system that provides a

simple and intuitive interface to manage files and folders. Its features and
benefits make it an ideal tool for basic file management tasks, file
organization, and quick file access.