Useful Python Code Snippets

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Handy Python Code Snippets

rename_util.py

import os
from os import listdir
from os.path import isfile, join

# Quick Script to rename files using Python3

if __name__ == '__main__':
	mypath = '/Path/To/Directory'
	dry_run = True
	find_term = '-proxy'
	change_to = '_proxy'

	onlyfiles = [f for f in listdir(mypath) if isfile(join(mypath, f))]
	os.chdir(mypath)
	for _f in onlyfiles:
		if find_term in _f:
			print("old name: " + _f)
			new_name = _f.replace(find_term, change_to)
			if not dry_run:
				os.rename(_f,new_name)
			print("new name: " + new_name)
			print('')
      
	print('')
	print("DONE!")

string_to_all_caps.py

"""
used when mapping coloumn names to vars in application code

From:
	"reportDefinitionId",
	"columnDefinitionId",
	"sortOrder",
	"headerOverride",
	"convertTo",
	"altConvertTo",
	"noConvertUnit",
	"altNoConvertTo",
	"hideUnit"
	
TO:
	public const REPORT_DEFINITION_ID_COL 
	public const COLUMN_DEFINITION_ID_COL 
	public const SORT_ORDER_COL 
	public const HEADER_OVERRIDE_COL 
	public const CONVERT_TO_COL 
	public const ALT_CONVERT_TO_COL 
	public const NO_CONVERT_UNIT_COL 
	public const ALT_NO_CONVERT_TO_COL 
	public const HIDE_UNIT_COL 
"""

words = [
"reportDefinitionId",
"columnDefinitionId",
"sortOrder",
"headerOverride",
"convertTo",
"altConvertTo",
"noConvertUnit",
"altNoConvertTo",
"hideUnit"
]

word_bank = []
for word in words:
	new_word = []		
	_first_time = True
	for letter in word:
		if str(letter).isupper() and not _first_time:
			new_word.append("_" + str(letter))
		else:
			_first_time = False
			new_word.append(str(letter))

	new_word.append('_col')
	new_word_str = "".join(new_word)
	word_bank.append(new_word_str.upper())

for word in word_bank:
	print("public const " + str(word))