Getting rid of those :nopm: files since 2016

android_sanitize_filenames.py

#!/usr/bin/env python2.7

"""
This is a script to remove weird characters (currently only :) from
filenames found in the given path.
"""

import os
import subprocess
import sys

def main():
    """
    Main method of the script
    """
    print "######## %s ########" % sys.argv[0]
    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
        sys.exit("No directory specified")

    path = " ".join(sys.argv[1:])

    ls_command = ['adb', 'shell', 'ls', path]
    mv_command = ['adb', 'shell', 'mv']

    print ' '.join(ls_command)
    all_files = subprocess.check_output(ls_command).split()
    dirty_files = [x for x in all_files if ":" in x]

    ok_count = 0
    tot_count = len(dirty_files)

    for fname in dirty_files:
        src = os.path.join(path, fname)
        dst = os.path.join(path, fname.replace(':', '_'))
        cmd = mv_command + [src, dst]

        print ' '.join(cmd)
        if subprocess.call(cmd) == 0:
            ok_count += 1
        else:
            print "Unable to move '{fname}'".format(fname=fname)

    print "Completed {ok}/{total} renames".format(ok=ok_count, total=tot_count)
    return ok_count - tot_count

sys.exit(main())