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import os
import random
import sys

chars = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890'

def make_new_filename(length=8):
new_filename = []
for idx in xrange(length):
new_filename.append(random.choice(chars))
new_filename.extend(['.', 'j', 'p', 'g'])
return ''.join(new_filename)

def main():
""" This script is intended to rename .jpg files to a randomly selected
8 character name. It could easily be extended to deal with other types
of files at some point.

USAGE:

python pic_renamer.py <pictures_directory>
"""

if len(sys.argv) < 2:
print 'ERROR: not enough arguments specified'
return -1

dir_path = sys.argv[1]

for filename in os.listdir(dir_path):
if filename.endswith('.jpg') or filename.endswith('.jpeg'):
old_full_path = os.path.join(dir_path, filename)
new_filename = make_new_filename()
new_file_path = os.path.join(dir_path, new_filename)

os.rename(old_full_path, new_file_path)

print '{:s} - renaming - {:s}'.format(filename, new_filename)
else:
print '{:s} - skipping'.format(filename)

if __name__ == '__main__':
sys.exit(main())