Usage Examples

Helper Function

Comparing Files for Identical Content

from JCompare import print_identical_files
from JCompare import Folder

folder1 = Folder("/path/to/folder")
folder2 = Folder("/path/to/archive.zip")

folder2.extract()

print_identical_files(folder1, folder2)

Finding Similar Files

from JCompare import Folder, CompressionSimilarity, print_similar_files

folder1 = Folder("/path/to/folder1")
folder2 = Folder("/path/to/folder2")

print_similar_files(folder1, folder2, threshold=0.9, comparer=CompressionSimilarity("zstd"))

Comparing Files by Directory Structures

from JCompare import print_identical_files
from JCompare import Folder

folder1 = Folder("/path/to/folder")
folder2 = Folder("/path/to/archive.zip")

print_different_files_by_mcs(folder1, folder2, ignore_directory_names=True)