Creates directories if they didn't exist before the file is moved. This script is meant to be uses in conjunction with `qmv`. That way it's possible to rename files from foo.txt -> bar/baz.txt. Just run qmv as `qmv --command=pmv.py`

gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# pmv.py - Creates directories if they didn't exist before the file is moved
# Written in 2013 by Volker Mische <[email protected]>
#
# To the extent possible under law, the author(s) have dedicated all copyright
# and related and neighboring rights to this software to the public domain
# worldwide. This software is distributed without any warranty.
#
# You should have received a copy of the CC0 Public Domain Dedication along
# with this software. If not, see
# <http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/>.

# This script is meant to be uses in conjunction with `qmv`.
# That way it's possible to rename files from foo.txt -> bar/baz.txt.
# Just run qmv as `qmv --command=pmv.py`
import os
import sys

src, dst = sys.argv[2:]
try:
    os.rename(src, dst)
except OSError as ex:
    if ex.errno == 2:
        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(dst))
        os.rename(src, dst)