translit.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import argparse
import glob
import os
import sys

from transliterate import translit


def process_line(line):
	return translit(line.decode('utf-8'), 'ru', reversed=True)

def main(argv):
	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Transliterates file names')
	parser.add_argument('-f', '--file',
	                   help='a file for transliteration')
	parser.add_argument('-w', '--wildcard',
	                   help='Transliterates all files in current dir selected by wildcard')

	args = parser.parse_args()

	if not args.file and not args.wildcard:
		parser.print_usage()
	else:
		if args.wildcard:
			files = glob.glob(args.wildcard)
			for f in files:
				os.rename(f, process_line(f))	
		if args.file:
			os.rename(args.file, process_line(args.file))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main(sys.argv[1:])