Rename your files in input folder cross platform between linux and windows.

linux_to_windows_files.py

### Thieu Nguyen (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thieu_Nguyen6)
import os
import sys
import re

exclude_folders = [".git", "LICENSE", ".gitignore"]
chars_to_remove = ["`", "~", "!", "@", "#", "$", "%", "^", "&", "*", ":", ",", "<", ">", ";", "+", "|"]
regular_expression = '[' + re.escape(''.join(chars_to_remove)) + ']'

def _rename_files_(path_to_folder=None):

    if not os.path.isabs(path_to_folder):                                   # if your path is absolute
        current_directory = os.getcwd()
        path_to_folder = os.path.join(current_directory, path_to_folder)

    for fname in os.listdir(path_to_folder):

        exclude_check = any(ef in fname for ef in exclude_folders)
        if exclude_check:                                               # Dont rename files in exclude folders
            continue

        full_path = os.path.join(path_to_folder, fname)
        if os.path.isfile(full_path):                                   # checks if path is a file
            non_ascii = fname.encode("ascii", "ignore")
            fname = non_ascii.decode()                                  # Removed all non-ascii characters

            fname = re.sub(regular_expression, '', fname)               # Removed all special characters

            fname = fname.replace("_", "-")                             # Replaced _ by -

            filename, file_extension = os.path.splitext(fname)          # Get extension

            tokens_list = filename.split()                              # Create tokens

            fname = " ".join([word.strip().capitalize() for word in tokens_list])
            filename = fname + file_extension                           # Join filename and its extension

            new_path = os.path.join(path_to_folder, filename)
            os.rename(full_path, new_path)

        elif os.path.isdir(full_path):
            _rename_files_(full_path)

        else:
            print("ERROR: Not a folder or file!")


if __name__ == '__main__':
    # Calling main() function
    path_to_folder = sys.argv[1]
    if path_to_folder is not None:
        _rename_files_(path_to_folder)
    else:
        print("Need argument for your path_to_folder!!! Something like this: python main.py 'test_folder' !!!")