Continuous Learning and Professional Development Questions

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import os, subprocess, csv, datetime, sys

TOOLS = {"ftools": "ftools", "forensicd": "forensicd"}  # map display name -> filename
TIMEOUT = 5  # seconds
CSV_OUT = "tool_versions.csv"

def get_version(path):
    try:
        res = subprocess.run([path, "--version"],
                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
                             text=True, timeout=TIMEOUT)
        return res.stdout.strip().splitlines()[0] if res.stdout else ""
    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
        return "TIMEOUT"
    except Exception as e:
        return f"ERROR: {e}"

def main(root):
    rows = []
    for dirpath, _, filenames in os.walk(root):
        for fname in filenames:
            for display, exe in TOOLS.items():
                if fname.lower() == exe.lower():
                    full = os.path.join(dirpath, fname)
                    ver = get_version(full)
                    rows.append((display, full, ver, datetime.datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + "Z"))
    with open(CSV_OUT, "w", newline="") as f:
        writer = csv.writer(f)
        writer.writerow(["tool_name","path","version","timestamp"])
        writer.writerows(rows)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main(sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv)>1 else ".")