Quick python script to rename directories AND files (recursively) in SVN repositories that have spaces in them. So next time somebody checks in a file pile containing spaces, I run this, and commit. End of problem. Inspired by https://gist.github.com/kranthilakum/7536042, which renames only immediate files, via os.rename(). Hope it helps someone…

svn-rename-spaces-to-underscore.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import os
import sys
import time
import subprocess

def space2_(directory):
    for filename in os.listdir(directory): # parse through file list in the current directory
        #print "checking %s" % filename
        if filename.find(".svn") >= 0:
            continue
        if filename.find(" ") >= 0: # if a space is found
            newfilename = filename.replace(" ","_") # convert spaces to underscores
            args = (['svn','mv',filename, newfilename]) # rename the file via svn mv
            subprocess.call(args, shell=False)
            filename = newfilename
        if os.path.isdir(filename):
            os.chdir(filename)
            space2_(".")
            os.chdir("..")


space2_('.') # parse through file list in the current directory

Thank you so much for the script. It made one of my jobs easy, otherwise which it would have been a nightmare for me.

You're welcome, and thank you for letting me know. That's what this free-software/sharing thing is all about. ☮️