import os
from shutil import move
from time import time
def mins_since_mod(fname):
"""Return time from last modification in minutes"""
return (time() - os.path.getmtime(fname)) / 60
PARENT_DIR = '/some/directory'
MOVE_DIR = '/where/to/move'
# Loop over files in PARENT_DIR
for fname in os.listdir(PARENT_DIR):
# If the file is a directory and was modified in last 15 minutes
if os.path.isdir(fname) and mins_since_mod(fname) < 15:
move(fname, MOVE_DIR) # move it to a new location
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solved move all folders modified after