Want to Display your Project / Current Working Directory as a Neat Tree? No Worries!
Directory Tree is a simple python utility package that displays out the Tree Structure of a User Defined Directory.
Currently Available for All Platforms.
Run the Following Command on your Terminal to Install directory_tree:
1 . Installing the Package using pip:
pip install directory_treeOR
pip3 install directory_tree2 . Cloning the Repository:
git clone https://github.com/rahulbordoloi/Directory-Tree/
cd Directory-Tree
pip install -e .You can use either of the above methods to install directory_tree.
DisplayTree(
dirPath: str='',
stringRep: bool=False,
header: bool=False,
maxDepth: float=float('inf'),
showHidden: bool=False,
ignoreList: List[str]=None,
onlyFiles: bool=False,
onlyDirs: bool=False,
sortBy: int=0
) -> Union[str, None]:| Parameters | CLI Parameters | Description |
|---|---|---|
| dirPath | directory |
Root Path of Operation. By Default, Refers to the Current Working Directory. |
| stringRep | N/A | Boolean Flag for Direct Console Output or a String Return of the Same. By Default, It Gives out Console Output. |
| header | --header |
Boolean Flag for Displaying [OS & Directory Path] Info in the Console. Not Applicable if stringRep=True. |
| maxDepth | -L, --max-depth |
Max Depth of the Directory Tree. By Default, It goes upto the Deepest Directory/File. |
| showHidden | -a, --show-hidden |
Boolean Flag for Returning/Displaying Hidden Files/Directories if Value Set to True. |
| ignoreList | -I, --ignore-list |
List of File and Directory Names or Patterns to Ignore. |
| onlyFiles | -f, --only-files |
Boolean Flag to Display Only Files |
| onlyDirs | -d, --only-dirs |
Boolean Flag to Display Only Directories |
| sortBy | --sort-by |
Sorting order. Possible Options: 0 - Default, 1 - Files First, 2 - Directories First |
| raiseException | --raise-exception |
Boolean Flag to Raise Exception. By Default, It Doesn't Raise Exception |
| printErrorTraceback | --print-error-traceback |
Boolean Flag to Print Error Traceback. By Default, It Doesn't Print Error Traceback |
python directory_treeOR
python -m directory_treeUse the inline help for command-line options:
python directory_tree --help
pip) the Python Package in your system for the below to work)directory_treeUse the inline help for command-line options:
directory_tree --helpExample Script to Print out the Tree Structure of a User-Defined Directory directoryPath!
# Importing Libraries
from directory_tree import DisplayTree
# Main Method
if __name__ == '__main__':
DisplayTree(directoryPath)directoryPath is the current working directory (CWD) unless specified by the user.Sample Directory Tree -

NOTE - Here, letseee.txt (File) and Directory 4/ (Directory) are HIDDEN in Nature.
False]from directory_tree import DisplayTree
DisplayTree(header=True)
True, Show Hidden Entities = True]from directory_tree import DisplayTree
customPath: str = 'Users/rahulbordoloi/Work/Python Packages Maintainence/Directory-Tree/Test/Main Directory'
stringRepresentation: str = DisplayTree(customPath, stringRep=True, showHidden=True)
print(stringRepresentation)
2]from directory_tree import DisplayTree
DisplayTree(maxDepth=2)
Directory TreeTo install directory_tree, along with the tools you need to develop and run tests, use any of the following commands in your virtualenv:
pip install -e .[dev]OR
pip install -e ".[dev]"The display_tree function is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use DisplayTree instead. The end-of-life date for display_tree is December 31, 2024.
Parameters Mapping Table -
| New Parameters | Deprecated Parameters |
|---|---|
| dirPath | dir_path |
| stringRep | string_rep |
| maxDepth | max_depth |
| showHidden | show_hidden |
| ignoreList | ignore_list |
| onlyFiles | only_files |
| onlyDirs | only_dirs |
| sortBy | sort_by |
| raiseException | raise_exception |
| printErrorTraceback | print_error_traceback |
Directory Tree uses recursion. It will raise a RecursionError on really deep directory trees.\ instead of in the address as using might catchup escape sequences and corrupt the address string.Name : Rahul Bordoloi
Website : https://rahulbordoloi.me
Email : [email protected]
Made with ♥ in Python!