Nicholas Johnson nicholastjohnson
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/ renameFilesRecursively.py
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August 29, 2015 14:04
Recursively remove or replace unwanted characters from filenames in a directory using Python
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| import os | |
| paths = (os.path.join(root, filename) | |
| for root, _, filenames in os.walk('C:\FolderName') | |
| for filename in filenames) | |
| for path in paths: | |
| # the '#' in the example below will be replaced by the '-' in the filenames in the directory | |
| newname = path.replace('#', '-') | |
| if newname != path: |