Rename Python venv

rename-venv.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
#import argparse
import subprocess
import sys
import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog='rename-venv.py',
                                 description='cd <venv>/.., then run this script'
                                 )

parser.add_argument('old_venv_name')
parser.add_argument('new_venv_name')

args = parser.parse_args()

sh_script = '''
old_venv_name="$1"
new_venv_name="$2"

remove_pycache(){
    pycache_dirs=$(find "$old_venv_name" -name __pycache__ -type d)
    echo "pycache_dirs" | xargs rm -rf
}

#remove_pycache

filenames=$(fgrep "$old_venv_name" "$old_venv_name" -rl)

# It will also rename the text in binary files (e.g. __pycache__/)
sed -i -e "s|""$old_venv_name""|""$new_venv_name""|g" $filenames

mv "$old_venv_name" "$new_venv_name"
'''

arguments = [
    args.old_venv_name,
    args.new_venv_name
]

def run_sh_script(sh_script, arguments):
    command = ['sh', '-c', sh_script] + [sys.argv[0]] + arguments
    p = subprocess.run(command, check=True, stdout = subprocess.PIPE, stderr = subprocess.PIPE)
    stdout = p.stdout.decode()
    stderr = p.stderr.decode()
    return stdout, stderr

stdout, stderr = run_sh_script(sh_script, arguments)

print(stdout, end='')
print(stderr, file=sys.stderr, end='')