counting source code lines in python project

Question

How do I calculate the number of lines written in a project containing multiple sub dirs in a python project. for example a dir structure is like

A  
 \ <*some files here*>\  
  B  
   \ <*some files here*>\ ... and so on...

[cloc](http://cloc.sourceforge.net/) – Rafe Kettler Sep 29 '11 at 00:43 — Rafe Kettler, Sep 29 '11 at 00:43

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 29 '11 at 00:52

12

You could use the find utility in linux.

On the command prompt:

$ find <project_directory_path> -name '*.py' | xargs wc -l

This will give you the count of all files ending with .py in the project_directory and finally the total. (I am assuming you just want the count of .py files)

If you just want the total and nothing else, you could use:

$ find <project_directory_path> -name '*.py' | xargs wc -l | tail -1

answered Sep 29 '11 at 00:52

varunl

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That will not give you the total but just for individual files. – varunl Sep 29 '11 at 01:07
You're right, slipped my mind that -exec works on the individual file and will not provide a total (unless we use some nasty awk). – Russell Dias Sep 29 '11 at 01:10

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