rename_from_file.py

Rename all files in a folder, using new names from a txt file
by lucam

rename_from_file.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+# Rename all files in a folder, using new names from a txt file
+# by lucam
+
+from os import listdir, getcwd, rename
+from os.path import isfile, join
+
+# Path and files
+FILES_PATH = getcwd()
+NEW_NAMES_TXT = FILES_PATH + "/new_names.txt"
+
+
+print("[I]: working on", FILES_PATH)
+
+# read old names from folder
+old_files = [f for f in listdir(FILES_PATH) if (isfile(join(FILES_PATH, f)) and f!="new_names.txt")]
+old_files.sort()
+
+# read new names from file
+with open(NEW_NAMES_TXT, "r") as names_file:
+	new_files = [line[:-1] for line in names_file]
+
+print(old_files)
+
+# check sizes
+len_old_files = len(old_files)
+len_new_files = len(new_files)
+print(len_old_files)
+print(len_new_files)
+if len_old_files != len_new_files:
+	print("[E]: files and names are different size!")
+	exit(1)
+
+# rename
+for i in range(len_old_files):
+	print("Renaming", old_files[i], "to" , new_files[i])
+	rename(old_files[i], new_files[i])
+
+
+# si poteva fare in bash? sì
+# avevo voglia? no