Create link_to_other_folder_files.py

link_to_other_folder_files.py

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+# random python script which creates symbolinc links in the current folder to all files in the folder given as argument
+# also removes all hungarian specific characters
+
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+
+def rename_files(directory):
+    for filename in os.listdir(directory):
+        new_filename = filename.replace('\u00E1','a')
+        new_filename = new_filename.replace('\u00E9','e')
+        new_filename = new_filename.replace('\u00ED','i')
+        new_filename = new_filename.replace('\u00F3','o')
+        new_filename = new_filename.replace('\u00F6','o')
+        new_filename = new_filename.replace('\u0151','o')
+        new_filename = new_filename.replace('\u00FA','u')
+        new_filename = new_filename.replace('\u00FC','u')
+        new_filename = new_filename.replace('\u0171','u')
+        new_filename = re.sub(r'^[0-9_.()\s]+','',new_filename)
+        old_path = os.path.join(directory, filename)
+        new_path = os.path.join(directory, new_filename)
+        os.rename(old_path, new_path)
+
+def link_to_files(link_dir, target):
+    for filename in os.listdir(link_dir):
+        target_path=os.path.join(link_dir, filename)
+        link_path=os.path.join(target, filename)
+        os.symlink(target_path, link_path)
+
+if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+    folder_to_link_to=sys.argv[1]
+else:
+    print("No arguments provided.")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+link_to_files(folder_to_link_to, './')
+rename_files('./')