Python Scripting Project

This project automates the process of:

• Finding game directories in a source folder
• Copying them to a target directory
• Compiling any Go code inside those folders
• Creating metadata as a JSON file

Features

✅ Find Game Directories

• Looks for folders whose names contain game (case-insensitive)

✅ Copy Files

• Copies all files and subfolders to the target directory
• Supports repeated runs without errors (dirs_exist_ok=True)

✅ Compile Go Code

• Finds .go files in each copied folder
• Runs go build to compile them

✅ Generate Metadata

• Saves a JSON file listing all games and their count

Requirements

• Python 3.7+
• Go installed and added to your system PATH

Usage

Run the script like this:

python get_game_data_test.py <source_folder> <target_folder> e.g python get_game_data_test.py data target

This will:

- Search data for game directories
- Copy them into target
- Compile Go code inside each copied folder
- Create metadata.json inside target