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import os
import json
import shutil
from pathlib import Path
BASE_DIRS = [
Path(os.getenv("LOCALAPPDATA")) / "Packages" / "Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe" / "LocalCache" / "minecraftpe" / "packcache" / "resource", # UWP
Path(os.getenv("LOCALAPPDATA")) / "Temp" / "minecraftpe" / "packcache" / "resource", # GDK
Path(os.getenv("LOCALAPPDATA")) / "Temp" / "Minecraft Bedrock" / "minecraftpe" / "packcache" / "resource", # GDK, 26.0+ ?
]
MANIFEST_TARGET_AUTHOR = "CubeCraft"
MANIFEST_TARGET_NAME = "Cubecraft Costumes"
PRESERVE_ROOT_FILES = {"manifest.json", "pack_icon.png"}
def delete_directory_contents_except_root_files(root: Path, preserve_files):
for item in root.iterdir():
if item.name not in preserve_files:
try:
if item.is_file():
item.unlink()
print(f"Deleted file: {item}")
elif item.is_dir():
shutil.rmtree(item)
print(f"Deleted directory: {item}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error deleting {item}: {e}")
def process_base_directory(base_dir: Path):
if not base_dir.exists():
print(f"Resource pack directory not found: {base_dir}")
return
for subdir in base_dir.iterdir():
if subdir.is_dir():
manifest_path = subdir / "manifest.json"
if manifest_path.exists():
try:
with manifest_path.open('r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
data = json.load(f)
authors = data.get("metadata", {}).get("authors", [])
name = data.get("header", {}).get("name", "")
if MANIFEST_TARGET_AUTHOR in authors and name == MANIFEST_TARGET_NAME:
print(f"Found CubeCraft cosmetics pack at {subdir}, disabling...")
delete_directory_contents_except_root_files(subdir, PRESERVE_ROOT_FILES)
except Exception as e:
print(f"Could not read manifest.json in {subdir}: {e}")
def main():
for base_dir in BASE_DIRS:
print(f"Scanning: {base_dir}")
process_base_directory(base_dir)
print("Done.")
input("Press Enter to continue...")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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