#rename_to greeklish.py
#renames filenames with greek characters to greeklish (latin equivalent)
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import shutil,os
map=[
(["α","Α","ά","Ά"] ,"a") ,
(["β","Β"] ,"b") ,
(["γ","Γ"] ,"g") ,
(["δ","Δ"] ,"d") ,
(["ε","έ","Ε","Έ"] ,"e") ,
(["ζ","Ζ"] ,"z") ,
(["η","ή","Η","Ή"] ,"i") ,
(["θ","Θ"] ,"th") ,
(["ι","ί","ϊ","Ϊ","ί","Ί","Ι"] ,"i") ,
(["κ","Κ"] ,"k") ,
(["λ","Λ"] ,"l") ,
(["μ","Μ"] ,"m") ,
(["ν","Ν",] ,"n") ,
(["ξ","Ξ"] ,"j") ,
(["ο","Ο","ό","Ό"] ,"o") ,
(["π","Π"] ,"p") ,
(["ρ","Ρ"] ,"r") ,
(["σ","Σ","ς"] ,"s") ,
(["τ","Τ"] ,"t") ,
(["υ","Υ","ύ" , "Ύ","ϋ" ,"Ϋ"] ,"y") ,
(["φ","Φ"] ,"f") ,
(["χ","Χ"] ,"x") ,
(["ψ","Ψ"] ,"ps") ,
(["ω","Ω","ώ","Ώ"] ,"o") ,
]
def conv(name):
pa = name.replace(" ","_")
pa=pa.lower()
pa=transformText(pa,map)
return pa
def transformText(t,map):
for repl in map:
togo = repl[0]
replacer = repl[1]
for s in togo:
t=t.replace(s,replacer)
return t
def convFilename(filepath):
if os.path.exists(filepath):
name, extension = os.path.splitext(filepath)
name = os.path.basename(filepath)
dir = os.path.dirname(filepath)
newName=conv(name)
newFilePath = os.path.join(dir,newName)
if filepath == newFilePath:
print (filepath + " is ok . skipping.")
else:
print ("renaming " + filepath + " to " + newFilePath)
shutil.move(filepath, newFilePath )
def convFilenames(filename=''):
if filename:
convFilename(filename)
else:
for root, dirs, files in os.walk('.',False):
for f in files:
p= os.path.join(root,f)
convFilename(p)
for d in dirs:
p= os.path.join(root,d)
convFilename(p)
if __name__ == '__main__':
import sys
if len(sys.argv)>1:
convFilenames(sys.argv[1])
else:
ans=input('WARNING all filenames will be converted to greeklish.Continue? (y/n):')
if ans=='y' or ans=='Y':
convFilenames()
else:
print ("exiting..")