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Batch rename files sequentially while handling possible XMP sidecar files.
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| import os | |
| import sys | |
| _, dirname, prefix = sys.argv | |
| os.chdir(dirname) | |
| files = sorted(f for f in os.listdir() if not f.endswith(".xmp")) | |
| for idx, file in enumerate(files, 1): | |
| basename, ext = os.path.splitext(file) | |
| os.rename(file, f"{prefix}{idx}{ext}") | |
| if os.path.exists(f"{basename}.xmp"): | |
| os.rename(f"{basename}.xmp", f"{prefix}{idx}.xmp") |
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A small Python script that handles the use case of renaming media files and assigning the same new name to the corresponding XMP file if one exists.
Requires Python v3.6 or later and expects two arguments passed via the command line, the first being the target directory of files to be renamed and the second the prefix to be inserted in front of the sequence counter. It also assumes the files are to be sequenced in alphabetical order (so best rename the files according to their creation date in your DAM first).