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FileNameEqualizer.py
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FileNameEqualizer.py
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#This script will rename all files in a directory to be the same lenth by appending "0"s to the beginning for easy sorting.
import os
files = []
files.append([])
files.append([])
filePath = 'Enter Path Containing Files Here' #Note: this should just contain files to be renamed, no folders
response = raw_input("Dry run (D) or Real Rename (R)?")
for (path, dirnames, filenames) in os.walk(filePath):
files[0].extend(os.path.join(path, name) for name in filenames) #Capture full path
files[1].extend(filenames) #Capture just filename
length = 0; #This will store the file name length
#print files[1]
for num in range(0,len(files[1])):
currentLenth = len(files[1][num]) #For each file, determine the lenght of the filename
if currentLenth > length:
length = currentLenth #Update largest length with current file's lenght if it's the longest found so far
print "The longest file is ", length, " characters long"
for num in range(0,len(files[1])): #Loop through all filenames in the directory
oldString = files[1][num]
currentString = oldString
while (len(currentString) < length):
currentString = "0" + currentString #Append "0"s to the beginning of the filename until the length matches the longest file name
if response == "R": #If rename is chosen, do the renaming
os.rename(filePath + '\\' + oldString, filePath + '\\' + currentString)
print oldString + " ---> " + currentString + " Renamed!"
elif response == "D": #If it's a dry run, just print the intended rename
print oldString + " ---> " + currentString + " Dry run"