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Python: Take a list of filenames and convert them to a specific format

I have a large list of filenames that I'd like to convert to a specific format.

e.g.

"D:\emote\aaatoot.gif"
"D:\emote\aatrek.001.gif"
"D:\emote\agesilaus.001.png"
"D:\emote\agreed.001.png"
"D:\emote\anarchists.001.gif"
etc...

into

emojis:
  - name: aaatoot
    src: D:\emote\aaatoot.gif
  - name: aatrek.001.gif
    src: D:\emote\aatrek.001.gif.gif
etc...

I'm trying to turn a folder of images into an emojipack which will be imported into slack, if that's relevant. Any help would be great.

Solution

  • you can read the file and format like this:

    import os
with open("your_file") as f, open("new_file", "w") as f1:
    f1.write("Emojis:\n")
    for line in f:
        line = line.strip()
        name = os.path.basename(line)
        f1.write("\t- name: {}\n\t  src:{}\n".format(name, line))