mass_replace

Use case

mass_replace "Walkthrough" through a specified root_folder and perform find and replace operations on every file of the specified type.

• If Python 3 is installed on your system it can be run as mass_replace.py Python script
• Can be run as a standalone Window Executable (.exe)

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⚠️ WARNING ⚠️

EVERY FILE OF THE SPECIFIED TYPE NESTED UNDERNEATH THE root_folder WILL BE SUBJECT TO FIND AND REPLACE OPERATIONS

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Installation and usage

Install with pip

pip install mass-replace

To run as a standalone .exe

1. Download mass_replace_windows_executable.zip
2. Extract zip file.
3. Set configuration settings
   • from mass_replace/ open config.yaml with any text editor.
   • set filetypes to control which filetypes will be "operated on".
   • set replacement_paris to control the find and replace operations to be performed on each file.
   • set 'root_folder' to set the parent folder under which the operations will be performed.
4. Run mass_replace.exe
   • Double click mass_replace.exe
   • or run from command line/powershell ✔️

# mass_replace config file
root_folder: C:\Users\username\Documents\docs_go_here_folder
filetypes:
  - csv
  - xml
  - txt
replacement_pairs:
  old_text1: new_text1
  old_text2: new_text2
  puff_daddy: diddy

Ease of Use suggestions

To make the use of mass_replace.exe easier. Create shortcuts of mass_replace.exe and config.yaml and place them somewhere easy to get to. Do not move the actual files or the application will not work.