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55 changes: 55 additions & 0 deletions BulkFileRename/BulkFileRenamer.py
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import os
import argparse
from tqdm import tqdm
class rename:
def __init__(self):
pass
def renamed(self, args):
i=1
self.path = args.path
self.extension = args.extension.split(",")
if self.extension[0] == "":
raise ValueError('No extension specified')
self.Name = args.Name
self.log = args.log
if self.log:
f = open(self.path + self.Name+"_log.txt", 'w')
for filename in tqdm(os.listdir(self.path)):
if filename == os.path.basename(f.name):
continue
for exten in self.extension:
if exten not in filename:
continue
else:
while True:
try:
new_name = self.Name+str(i)+exten
source = self.path + filename
new_name = self.path + new_name
os.rename(source,new_name)
break
except Exception as e :
print(f"Renamed File already exists: {new_name} , {e}")
print("incrementing index by 1")
i+=1
if self.log:
f.write(f'{filename}:{os.path.basename(new_name)} \n')

i += 1
else:
continue
if self.log:
f.close()
print("Completed")
return os.listdir(self.path)

if __name__ == '__main__':
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="BulkFileRename",description="Rename all the files of a given extension in format <Name><index>.<extension>")
parser.add_argument('path',help="path of the folder")
parser.add_argument("-n","--Name",default="",help="Custom filename to add before the index. Ex: file.txt -> my_file_1.txt, other.txt -> my_file_2.txt, here Name == 'my_file_'")
parser.add_argument("-e","--extension",help="Only renames the specified extension files. Ex: jpg, png,..", type=str,default="")
parser.add_argument("-l","--log",help="To log changes of file names. Creates a txt file", action='store_true')
args = parser.parse_args()
rename().renamed(args)


37 changes: 37 additions & 0 deletions BulkFileRename/README.md
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# To Rename Large number of files in a folder sequentially.

## Requirements
1. Argparse
2. tqdm

## Usage:

```python
python BulkFileRenamer.py <path> -e <extensions> -n <name> --log

Renamed File: <Name><index>.<original extension>
```
## Example:

```python
./testing_dir/
|__ a.png
|__ b.jpg
|__ c.jpeg
|__ d.xyz
```

```python
python BulkFileRenamer.py ./testing_dir/ -e jpg,png,jpeg -n train_image_ -l
```

### After Renaming

```python
./testing_dir/
|__ train_image_1.png
|__ train_image_2.jpg
|__ train_image_3.jpeg
|__ d.xyz
|__ train_image_log.txt <log to store the mapping, {old_name}: {new_name}>
```
2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions BulkFileRename/requirements.txt
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tqdm
argparse
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