FindPath

FindPath provides a structured and safe way to search for files in Python projects without hardcoding absolute paths. This class-based tool starts from the current working directory and moves upward in the directory tree to locate a user-defined root directory. Once the root is found, it scans all files in the directory tree rooted at that location to find the file you're looking for.

Key Features:

• Automatically navigates to the user-defined root directory.
• Recursively scans all subdirectories and files from the root.
• Raises informative exceptions when the root or desired file is not found.
• Prevents ambiguity by detecting multiple matches of the desired file.
• Clean, object-oriented design with property validation.

Use Cases:

• Ideal for structured projects where a specific file (like config, license, or metadata) must be dynamically located.
• Helpful in deployment scripts, testing frameworks, or automated workflows where relative locations might shift.

from findpath import FindPath

finder = FindPath()
finder.root = "my_project"
file_path = finder.find("test.png")
print(f"File found at: {file_path}")

Exceptions

• FileNotFoundError: Raised if the root directory or the desired file is not found.
• ValueError: Raised if multiple files with the same name are found.
• AttributeError: Raised if required attributes are accessed before being set.

Ideal Use Case

FindPath is ideal for projects that need to dynamically locate configuration files, logs, or other resources in deeply nested directory structures. It is especially useful when the relative or absolute path to a file is unknown, but the file name is known.