Directory Script Portable May 2026

target = Path(args.directory) if not target.exists(): print(f"Error: target does not exist", file=sys.stderr) sys.exit(1) if not target.is_dir(): print(f"Error: target is not a directory", file=sys.stderr) sys.exit(1)

def main(): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Process a directory") parser.add_argument("directory", help="Target directory") parser.add_argument("--recursive", "-r", action="store_true") parser.add_argument("--verbose", "-v", action="store_true") args = parser.parse_args() directory script

batch_rename("./photos", r"\d4-\d2-\d2_", "") import time from watchdog.observers import Observer from watchdog.events import FileSystemEventHandler class MyHandler(FileSystemEventHandler): def on_modified(self, event): print(f"Modified: event.src_path") def on_created(self, event): print(f"Created: event.src_path") target = Path(args

if == " main ": list_files(sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else ".") Batch rename files import os import re def batch_rename(directory, pattern, replacement): for filename in os.listdir(directory): new_name = re.sub(pattern, replacement, filename) if new_name != filename: os.rename( os.path.join(directory, filename), os.path.join(directory, new_name) ) print(f"Renamed: filename → new_name") help="Target directory") parser.add_argument("--recursive"