Python 3 script to rename series files in absolute number episode format using TVDB API.

renameTVDB.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

"""
In order to use this module, mediainfo library needs to be
installed on your system. Visit https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo
for more information, download and installation details.
"""

from tvdb_api import Tvdb, tvdb_shownotfound
from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError
from glob import glob
from re import sub
from os import rename
from os.path import splitext
from pymediainfo import MediaInfo
from sys import exit


files = [file for file in glob('*.*') for track in
         MediaInfo.parse(file).tracks if track.track_type == 'Video']

if not files:
    print("Permission to read files denied or no video "
          "files in the directory!")
    exit(0)

n = 0
name = []

for file_name in files:
    try:
        tvdb = Tvdb(language="en")
        name = sub(r"\[.*?\]|\(.*?\)|_|\W|\d|\bEp\b", " ",
                   splitext(file_name)[0]).strip(" ")
        show = tvdb[name]
        seasons = [key for key in show for value in show[key]]
        episodes = [value for key in show for value in show[key]]
        absoluteNumbers = [episode['absoluteNumber'] for season
                           in show.values() for episode in season.values()]

        i = 0

        try:
            if not sub(r"\[.*?\]|\(.*?\)|\D", '', splitext(file_name)[0]):
                print(f'{file_name} can not be renamed!')
            else:
                for i in range(len(absoluteNumbers)):
                    if (int(sub(r"\[.*?\]|\(.*?\)|\D", '',
                                splitext(file_name)[0])) ==
                            absoluteNumbers[i]):
                        try:
                            new_name = (sub(r"[!?:@|</*\"\\>]", '',
                                            show['seriesName']) + " "
                                        + str(f'S{seasons[i]:02}', )
                                        + str(f'E{episodes[i]:02}', )
                                        + splitext(file_name)[1])
                            rename(file_name, new_name)
                            n += 1
                            print(f"{file_name} -> {new_name}")
                        except PermissionError:
                            print(f"Cannot write {file_name}, permission "
                                  "denied!\n")
                            pass
        except ValueError:
            pass
    except tvdb_shownotfound:
        print(f"Show {name} not found!")
    except ConnectionError:
        print("No Internet connection!")
        exit(1)
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        print("\n")
        exit(0)

if n == 0:
    print("No files renamed!")
elif n == 1:
    print(f"\n{n} file successfully renamed!")
else:
    print(f"\n{n} files successfully renamed!")