recursive file editing

[Josiah Carlson]

> I'm a python newbie; here are a few questions relative to a
> problem I'm trying to solve; I'm wandering if python is the best
> instrument or if awk or a mix of bash and sed would be better:
> 
> 1) how would I get recursively descend
> through all files in all subdirectories of 
> the one in which my script is called ?

Check out os.path.walk.


> 2) each file examined should be edited; IF a string of this type is found
> 
> foo.asp=dev?bar (where bar can be a digit or an empty space)
> 
> it should always be substituted with this string
> 
> foo-bar.html (if bar is an empty space the new string is foo-.html)

Check out the re module.


> 3) the names of files read may themselves be of the sort foo.asp=dev?bar;
> the edited output file should also be renamed according to the same rule
> as above ... or would this be better handled by a bash script ?

Do it however you feel more comfortable, Python can do it.


  - Josiah