Hi CSE 461 folks,

I've made a simple Python script that will test your submission .tar.gz files to make sure that they're formatted correctly and include any necessary/expected files for the project.

Run this Python script on your .tar.gz file like so, preferably in Linux:

python proj_format_check.py projX.tar.gz

...where X is the project number.

Note that this doesn't test that your project works, nor does it check that you're submitting files that are totally correct, but it will prevent you from losing points for stupid reasons like forgetting your readme or naming your directories incorrectly. This script should work for all of the projects in the course.

Let me know if you have any questions or find any bugs in the script!

-Nat