fix-names.py

gistfile1.txt

import os
import logging

# Configure logging
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(levelname)s: %(message)s')

def sanitize_filename(filename):
    """Remove leading dots from the filename."""
    return filename.lstrip('.')

def rename_files_in_directory(directory):
    """Rename files in the given directory by removing initial dots."""
    try:
        for filename in os.listdir(directory):
            if filename.startswith('.'):
                sanitized_name = sanitize_filename(filename)
                original_path = os.path.join(directory, filename)
                new_path = os.path.join(directory, sanitized_name)
                try:
                    os.rename(original_path, new_path)
                    logging.info(f'Renamed "{filename}" to "{sanitized_name}"')
                except Exception as e:
                    logging.error(f'Error renaming "{filename}" to "{sanitized_name}": {e}')
    except Exception as e:
        logging.error(f'Error accessing directory "{directory}": {e}')

# Specify your directory path here
directory_path = '.'

rename_files_in_directory(directory_path)