Re: Can Python fix vcard files?

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  • Peter Pearson

    Re: Can Python fix vcard files?

    On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:23:37 +0200, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@gma il.comwrote:
    2008/10/14 <skip@pobox.com >:
    >>
    > DotanCan Python go through a directory of files and replace each
    > Dotaninstance of "newline-space" with nothing?
    >>
    >Sure. Something like (*completely* untested, so caveat emptor):
    >>
    > import glob
    > import os
    >>
    > for f in glob.glob('*.vc f'):
    > # corrupt data
    > uncooked = open(f, 'rb').read()
    > # fix it
    > cooked = uncooked.replac e('\n ', '')
    > # backup original file for safety
    > os.rename(f, '%s.orig' % f)
    > # and save it
    > open(f, 'wb').write(coo ked)
    >>
    >
    Thanks, that's easier than I thought! I am sure with some googling I
    will discover how to loop through all the files in a directory.
    Google no farther; that's what this line does:
    for f in glob.glob('*.vc f'):

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