tool/rm_space.py

"""

A program to remove spaces from all files located in a specified input directory.
Written by Ye Kyaw Thu, LU Lab., Myanmar.
Last updated: 23 Jan 2024

Usage:
python ./rm_space.py --input ./syl_seg --output ./raw

"""

import os
import argparse

def process_files(input_dir, output_dir):
    # Create output directory if it doesn't exist
    if not os.path.exists(output_dir):
        os.makedirs(output_dir)

    for filename in os.listdir(input_dir):
        input_file_path = os.path.join(input_dir, filename)
        output_file_path = os.path.join(output_dir, f"{filename}.raw")

        # Read the content and remove spaces
        with open(input_file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
            content = file.read().replace(' ', '')

        # Write the content to the new file in the output directory
        with open(output_file_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
            file.write(content)

        print(f"Processed: {input_file_path} -> {output_file_path}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Process files to remove spaces and save with .raw extension.")
    parser.add_argument('--input', type=str, required=True, help="Input directory path")
    parser.add_argument('--output', type=str, required=True, help="Output directory path")

    args = parser.parse_args()

    process_files(args.input, args.output)