Added duplicate file remover.py

scripts/Duplicate File Remover/DuplicateFileRemover.py

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+import hashlib
+import os
+
+# Returns the hash string of the given file name
+
+
+def hashFile(filename):
+    # For large files, if we read it all together it can lead to memory overflow
+    BLOCKSIZE = 65536
+    hasher = hashlib.md5()
+    with open(filename, 'rb') as file:
+        # Reads the particular blocksize from file
+        buf = file.read(BLOCKSIZE)
+        while(len(buf) > 0):
+            hasher.update(buf)
+            buf = file.read(BLOCKSIZE)
+    return hasher.hexdigest()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Dictionary to store the hash and filename
+    hashMap = {}
+
+    # List to store deleted files
+    deletedFiles = []
+    filelist = [f for f in os.listdir() if os.path.isfile(f)]
+    for f in filelist:
+        key = hashFile(f)
+        # If key already exists, it deletes the file
+        if key in hashMap.keys():
+            deletedFiles.append(f)
+            os.remove(f)
+        else:
+            hashMap[key] = f
+    if len(deletedFiles) != 0:
+        print('Deleted Files')
+        for i in deletedFiles:
+            print(i)
+    else:
+        print('No duplicate files found')

scripts/Duplicate File Remover/README.md

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+# Duplicate Files Remover 
+
+ Duplicate Files is removed by using this Python Script. 
+
+- It checks the MD5 Hash Value of the Files to check whether they are duplicate or not. 
+ If they are duplicate they are removed.
+  
+# Tech Stack:
+  - Python
+  - MD5
+ 
+# Requirements:
+  - Python above 3.7 version
+
+# Demo of the Project:
+
+https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/77090462/170878106-8b35f0ae-76c8-4dfd-bb41-2e324855e805.mp4