rename_today.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import argparse
p = argparse.ArgumentParser()
p.add_argument('files', nargs='*', help='files to rename, default to all files and dirs in current dir')
p.add_argument('-f', '-y', '--force', action='store_true', help='do not prompt, say yes to all questions')

g1 = p.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
g1.add_argument('--iso', action="store_true", help='use yyyy-mm-dd date format')
g1.add_argument('--iso-minutes', '--iso-time', action="store_true", help='use yyyy-mm-dd_HH-MM date format')
g1.add_argument('--iso-seconds', action="store_true", help='use yyyy-mm-dd_HH-MM-SS date format')
g1.add_argument('--long-weekday', action='store_true')

p.add_argument('--sep', default='-', help='separator used')
p.add_argument('--no-lowercase', action='store_true', help='Do not put in lowercase')

p.add_argument('--stat', action='store_true', help='do not take current time, look into the file "last time modified" field (returned by os.stat)')
p.add_argument('--no-check-dot-directory', action='store_true', help='do not take into account .directory file')
a = args = p.parse_args()

if a.iso or a.iso_minutes or a.iso_seconds or a.long_weekday:
    assert a.sep == '-' and not a.no_lowercase

def parse_dot_directory(filename):
    try:
      with open(filename) as dot_directory:
        lines = [line.strip('\n') for line in dot_directory]
        Reg = Re('^\\[(.*)\\]$')
        stops = [
            i for i, line in enumerate(lines) if Reg.fullmatch(line)
        ] + [len(lines)]
        for i in range(len(stops) - 1):
            a,b = stops[i], stops[i+1]
            name = Reg.fullmatch(lines[a]).group(1)
            if name == 'rename_today.py':
                for l in lines[a+1:b]:
                    a,b = l.split('=', maxsplit=1)
                    yield a,b
    except FileNotFoundError:
      return 

import os
from re import compile as Re
if not args.files:
    directory = '.'
    if args.no_check_dot_directory:
        dot_directory_infos = {}
    else:
        dot_directory_infos = dict(parse_dot_directory(os.path.join(directory, '.directory')))
    args.file = list(filter(os.path.exists, os.listdir(directory)))
else:
    dot_directory_infos = {}
    args.file = args.files
    
assert all(map(os.path.exists, args.files))  # all(map(os.path.isfile OR os.path.directory, args.files))

date_format = (dot_directory_infos['strftime_datetime'] if 'strftime_datetime' in dot_directory_infos else 
               dot_directory_infos['strftime'] if 'strftime' in dot_directory_infos else 
               '%Y-%m-%d' if args.iso else
               '%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M' if args.iso_minutes else
               '%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S' if args.iso_seconds else 
               '%A-%d-%b-%Y' if args.long_weekday else
               '%a-%d-%b-%Y' if args.sep == '-' else
               '%a-%d-%b-%Y'.replace('-', args.sep))

datetime_format = (dot_directory_infos['strftime_time'] if 'strftime_time' in dot_directory_infos else
                   dot_directory_infos['strftime'] if 'strftime' in dot_directory_infos else
                   '%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S' if args.iso else 
                   '%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M' if args.iso_minutes else 
                   '%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S' if args.iso_seconds else 
                   '%A-%d-%b-%Y_%H:%M_%S' if args.long_weekday else
                   '%a-%d-%b-%Y_%H:%M_%S' if args.sep == '-' else
                   '%a-%d-%b-%Y_%H:%M_%S'.replace('-', args.sep))

try:
    from file_renaming import Renamer
except ImportError:
    class Renamer:
        def __init__(self):
            self.trycount = 0
        
        def rename(self, a, b):
            import os
            if a == b:
                return
            if self.trycount >= 5 or input('Rename {!r} -> {!r}? [Y/n]'.format(a,b)).lower() not in ('n', 'no', 'non'):
                os.rename(a, b)
            else:
                self.trycount += 1

class DummyRenamer:
    def rename(self, a, b):
        os.rename(a, b)

class DateFormatter:
    def __init__(self, N):
        self.N = N
    
    def transform(self, s):
        return s.lower() if not args.no_lowercase else s
    
    def day_string_relative(self, n):
        days = timedelta(days=1)
        return self.transform((self.N + n * days).strftime(date_format))

    def now_string(self):
        return self.transform(self.N.strftime(datetime_format))

from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from itertools import chain

renamer = (Renamer() if not args.force else
           DummyRenamer())

N = datetime.now()
for old in chain(
        filter(os.path.isfile, args.file),
        filter(os.path.isdir, args.file)):  # dir after for weird file nesting like rename_today today/ today/today.txt
    fmt = DateFormatter(N if not args.stat else datetime.fromtimestamp(os.stat(old).st_mtime))
    new = (old.replace('now', fmt.now_string())
              .replace('today', fmt.day_string_relative(0))
              .replace('yesterday', fmt.day_string_relative(-1))
              .replace('tomorrow', fmt.day_string_relative(1)))
    renamer.rename(old, new)