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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+#Chapter 9 Project Renaming File Dates from American to European
+
+import os
+import re
+import shutil
+
+datePattern = re.compile(r'''^(.*?) #All text before date
+                         ((0|1)?\d)- #One or two month digits
+                         ((0|1|2|3)?\d)- #One or two digits for month
+                         ((19|20)\d\d) #Four digits for the year
+                         (.*?)$ #all text after the date
+                         ''', re.VERBOSE)
+
+
+for amerFilename in os.listdir('.'):
+    mo = datePattern.search(amerFilename)
+
+    if mo == None:
+        continue
+
+    beforePart = mo.group(1)
+    monthPart = mo.group(2)
+    dayPart = mo.group(4)
+    yearPart = mo.group(6)
+    afterPart = mo.group(8)
+
+    euroFilename = beforePart + dayPart + '-' + monthPart + '-' + yearPart + afterPart
+
+    absWorkingDir = os.path.abspath('.')
+    amerFilename = os.path.join(absWorkingDir, amerFilename)
+    euroFilename = os.path.join(absWorkingDir, euroFilename)
+
+    print('Renaming "%s" to "%s"...' % (amerFilename, euroFilename))
+    shutil.move(amerFilename, euroFilename)