Random File Content Extractor

This function accepts two arguments: a directory path and a length value. The function first checks if the path exists, then randomly selects a file from the files in that path, reads its content, and returns the content of the first arg2 characters.

Technology Stack : os, string, random, json, sys, time

Code Type : File manipulation and random selection

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import os
import json
import random
import string
import sys
import time

def generate_random_string(length=10):
    letters = string.ascii_letters
    return ''.join(random.choice(letters) for i in range(length))

def xxx(arg1, arg2):
    if not os.path.isdir(arg1):
        raise FileNotFoundError(f"The provided path {arg1} does not exist.")
    
    files = [f for f in os.listdir(arg1) if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(arg1, f))]
    selected_file = random.choice(files)
    file_path = os.path.join(arg1, selected_file)
    
    try:
        with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
            content = file.read()
    except IOError as e:
        raise IOError(f"Failed to read file {file_path}: {e}")
    
    if len(content) > arg2:
        return content[:arg2]
    else:
        return content