nameSpacer.py

"""
This little piggy helps you avoid accidentally overwriting downloads/auto-generated files
"""
def nameUpdater(path):
    """
    Returns a unique version of a given string by appending an integer
    Dependencies: os module
    In: string
    Out: string_2
    """
    import os
    id = 2
    oldPath = path[:]
    # while path == oldPath:  ##for test use
    while os.path.exists(path): 
        newPath = list(os.path.splitext(path))
        if '_' in newPath[0]:
            if newPath[0].split('_')[-1].isnumeric():
                # print('case1a')
                id = newPath[0].split('_')[-1]
                newPath[0] = newPath[0].replace(f'_{id}', f'_{str(int(id)+1)}')
                path = ''.join(newPath)
            else:
                # print('case1b')
                newPath[0] += f'_{id}'
                path = ''.join(newPath)
                id += 1
        else:
            # print('case2')
            newPath[0] += f'_{id}'
            path = ''.join(newPath)
            id += 1
    return path
    
nameSpacer = nameUpdater

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