topic Re: Removing Characters from a Folder Name in Python Questions

Removing Characters from a Folder Name

PaulGardiner — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:15:01 GMT

So I originally had a query relating to moving a pdf map to a separate folder which is named with the pdf name.

Johannes Bierer provided the code below (which works perfectly):

import glob, os, shutil
from shutil import copyfile

inPath = r"yourPath"
outPath = r"yourPath"

for file in glob.glob(os.path.join(inPath, "*.pdf")):

    outFolder = os.path.basename(file[:-4])

    if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(outPath, outFolder)):
        shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(outPath, outFolder))
    else:
        pass

    outDir = os.mkdir(os.path.join(outPath, outFolder))

    outDir1 = os.path.join(outPath, outFolder)

    outFile = os.path.join(outDir1, os.path.basename(file))

    copyfile(file, outFile)

My follow up query to this is what should be added to the above code in order that the first 12 characters of the file name are removed when naming the folder?

E.g. the file name is 'Species_Map 12_HH_132'. I would like the folder to be called '12_HH_132'.

Wasn't sure whether this should be appended to the original question or not.

Re: Removing Characters from a Folder Name

DanPatterson_Retired — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 20:20:04 GMT

'Species_Map 12_HH_132'[12:]
'12_HH_132'‍‍‍‍

slice it off

'Species_Map 12_HH_132'.split(" ")[1]
'12_HH_132'‍‍

split it off

Re: Removing Characters from a Folder Name

PaulGardiner — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 18:31:01 GMT

Is it possible to work this in to the code written Johannes?

I'm using the code to batch move c. 300 maps at a time to separate folders so it would help if it could be integrated into the process.

Re: Removing Characters from a Folder Name

DanPatterson_Retired — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 19:53:02 GMT

I presume this is where you are getting your filename

outFolder = os.path.basename(file[:-4])

which would mean

outFolder = os.path.basename(file[:-4])[12:] # using the slice example

Re: Removing Characters from a Folder Name

PaulGardiner — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 09:17:58 GMT

Perfect, thank you.