added __ignore__ to ignore dir and all subdirectories

.gitignore

@@ -59,4 +59,6 @@ docs/_build/
 # PyBuilder
 target/
 /test/
-test_*.py
+test_*.py
+__ignore__
+*.bak

ext_open/config.ini

@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
     ; path to database where file entries are to be stored
     db_path = %userprofile%\Documents\local_repo\windows\ext_open\ext_open\ext.db
     ; program or script used to update modified times
-    modified_time_updater = %userprofile%\portables\foldertimeupdate\FolderTimeUpdate.exe
+    modified_time_updater = "%userprofile%\portables\foldertimeupdate\FolderTimeUpdate.exe" /stext nul BaseFolder
     ; how many files inserted before committing
     commit_interval = 30
 [exe]
     ; comma separated paths
-    paths = %userprofile%,%programfiles%,%programfiles(x86)%,
+    paths = %userprofile%,%programfiles%,%programfiles(x86)%
 [py]
-    paths = "%userprofile%\Documents\local_repo\windows\ext_open"
+    paths = "%userprofile%\Documents\local_repo\",%userprofile%\Google Drive\Python,
     ; editor = ${global:editor}
     idle_edit = pythonw -m idlelib -e
     execute = python

ext_open/ext_open.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import pyperclip
 import searcher
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog='ext-open',prefix_chars=prefix_char)
 sub_parsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest='ext')
+sub_parsers.required = True
 exe_parser = sub_parsers.add_parser('exe',prefix_chars=prefix_char)
 update_parser = sub_parsers.add_parser('update',prefix_chars=prefix_char)
 for opt in prefix:
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             elif args.trim_history.isdecimal:
                 n = int(args.trim_history)
                 s.clean(n)
-        s.update()
+        s.update(args.update_modified_times)
     else:
         s = searcher.Searcher(args.ext)
         if args.__dict__.pop('exact'):

ext_open/update.py

@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@ import argparse
 import datetime
 import os
 import os.path as osp
+import shlex
 import sqlite3
 import subprocess
 import time
 import traceback
 
 FORCE_ADMIN = not config.getboolean('global','no_admin',fallback=False)
-TEST = True
 DB_PATH = config.getpath('global','db_path')
 ext_database = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)
 
 
 EXE_PATH = config.getpath('global','modified_time_updater')
-
 def update_mtimes(starts):
+    global EXE_PATH
     if not is_admin() and FORCE_ADMIN:
         raise Exception("Process must be admin")
     for start in starts:
@@ -32,15 +32,20 @@ def build(after,starts):
     for path in starts:
         for root,dirs,files in os.walk(path,topdown=True):
             try:
-                for file in files:
-                    yield os.path.join(root,file)
-                dirs[:] = list(filter(lambda p: osp.getmtime(osp.join(root,p)) > after,dirs))
+                ignore = any('__ignore__' in files)
+                if ignore:
+                    del dirs
+                else:
+                    for file in files:
+                        yield os.path.join(root,file)
+                    dirs[:] = list(filter(lambda p: osp.getmtime(osp.join(root,p)) > after,dirs))
             except:
                 print('Error',root,sep= ': ')
 
 def _update(ext,starts,after,do_update_mtimes = False):
     if do_update_mtimes:
         update_mtimes(starts)
+    starts = no_parents(starts)
     files = build(after,starts)
     for file in files:
         if file.endswith(ext):
@@ -92,7 +97,6 @@ def update(ext,do_update_mtimes):
 
     except Exception as e:
         set_updating(ext,ext_database,False)
-        traceback.print_exc()
         input()
         raise e