A Script to convert files to UTF-8 encoding (both file name and file content)

convert_to_utf8.py

from pathlib import Path
import argparse

def convert_to_utf8(path, input_encoding):
    path = Path(path)
    if path.is_file():
        files = [path]
    elif path.is_dir():
        files = path.glob('*')
    else:
        print(f"Invalid path: {path}")
        return

    for file in files:
        if file.is_file():
            try:
                content = file.read_text(encoding=input_encoding)
                utf8_filename = file.with_name(file.name.encode('utf-8', errors='ignore').decode('utf-8'))
                utf8_filename.write_text(content, encoding='utf-8')
                if utf8_filename != file:
                    file.unlink()
                print(f"Converted to UTF-8: {utf8_filename}")
            except Exception as e:
                print(f"Error converting {file}: {e}")

def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Convert files to UTF-8 encoding.")
    parser.add_argument("path", help="Path to file or directory")
    parser.add_argument("encoding", help="Input encoding")
    args = parser.parse_args()

    convert_to_utf8(args.path, args.encoding)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()