Compare directories and generate diff

A small directory comparison script

This only works on a flat file structure no subdirs.
The comparison is only one way.
Files thats found in new will be copied to a separate directory

import filecmp
import shutil
 
old = "/tmp/old/"
new = "/tmp/new/"
diff_new = "/tmp/diff/"
 
new_list = filecmp.dircmp(old,new).right_only
 
for newfile in new_list:
 shutil.copy(new+newfile,diff_new+newfile)

I might get back with at more complex script that handles recursion and two way diff