wintree

📁🌳 wintree

This library was born out of the limitations of the default Windows tree command. wintree is a Python library that displays the directory structure in a tree format for any specified path. It can be easily used from the command line and supports features like emoji-based visual tree rendering and directory exclusion. Additionally, it can output the tree structure as JSON, making it suitable for integration with GUI applications.

🔋 Install

pip install wintree

🚀 Usage

📚️ As a Library

import wintree

print(wintree.tree())

# sample output
📂 root: .
├── 📄 .gitignore
├── 📄 README.md
├── 📄 pyproject.toml
├── 📁 src/
│   ├── 📁 assets/
│   │   ├── 📄 icon.png
│   │   └── 📄 splash_android.png
│   └── 📄 main.py
└── 📁 storage/
    ├── 📁 data/
    └── 📁 temp/

With arguments:

from wintree import tree

print(tree(root_dir="/path/to/project", use_emoji=True, ignore_dirs=[".git", "__pycache__"], filter_exts=[".py",".txt"]))

Argument	Type	Description
root_dir	str	Path to the root directory to start displaying the tree. Default is the current directory "."
use_emoji	bool	Whether to use emojis in the tree view. If True, adds icons to folders and files.
ignore_dirs	List[str]	List of directory names to exclude from the tree (partial match). Example: [".git", "node_modules"]
filter_ext	List[str]	File extensions to include. Example: [".py", "txt"]

Get or save as JSON

# Get as a dictionary
data = wintree.tree_to_dict(show_meta=True)

# Save as a JSON file
wintree.tree_to_json(root_dir="path/to/project" ,save_path="path/to/project_tree.json")

You can also list file paths vertically as relative or absolute paths from the root directory, instead of using a tree structure.

import wintree

print(wintree.list_files())

⚙️ Usage from CLI

wintree /path/to/project --exclude .git __pycache__

Options

Option	Description
path	Path to the root directory
--no-emoji	Disable emoji display
--exclude	Specify directory names to exclude (partial match, space-separated)
--ext	File extensions to include
--no-tree	List absolute paths instead of a tree structure
--abs	Output absolute file paths
--json-output	Path to save the file hierarchy in
--show-meta	Include timestamp and file size in JSON output

📌 Features

• Emoji-based tree view for better visibility
• Flexible exclusion of target directories
• Supports Windows/macOS/Linux
• Pure Python, no external dependencies

🧪 For Developers

This library can also be used as a base for directory visualization tools. Integration with GUI tools or IDE plugins is also possible.

📄 License

MIT License

🌐 Language

• English
• 日本語