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Rename epub library from metadata
"""Renames epub files using title and author(s) present in metadata."""
import ebookmeta
import os
import shutil
from glob import glob
SOURCE_DIRECTORY = os.path.expanduser("~/Desktop/Books/")
DESTINATION_DIRECTORY = os.path.expanduser("~/Desktop/Library/")
os.makedirs(DESTINATION_DIRECTORY, exist_ok=True)
for f in glob(f"{SOURCE_DIRECTORY}*.epub"):
meta = ebookmeta.get_metadata(f)
new_file_name = f"{meta.title} - {', '.join(meta.author_list)}.epub"
shutil.copy(f, DESTINATION_DIRECTORY + new_file_name)
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