Make Files NTFS-Safe

make_ntfs_safe.py

import os
import pathlib

REPLACE_CHARS = ':*?"'

def walk(path: pathlib.Path):
    for item in path.iterdir():
        if item.is_dir():
            yield from walk(item)
        elif item.is_file():
            yield item

def need_rename(filename: pathlib.Path):
    if any(c in str(filename) for c in REPLACE_CHARS):
        for c in REPLACE_CHARS:
            filename = str(filename).replace(c, "_")
        np = pathlib.Path(filename)
        return np

p = pathlib.Path('.')
for file in walk(p):
    if r := need_rename(file):
        print(file, '->', r)
        try:
            os.makedirs(r.parent)
        except:
            pass
        os.rename(file, r)