04_rename_with_slice.py

import os
import glob
import sys

if len(sys.argv) != 4:
    print("Incorrect usage, plz provide arguments like in an example: python script_name.py <folder_path> <file_type> <slicing>")
    sys.exit(1)

folder_path = os.path.join(sys.argv[1])
file_type = sys.argv[2]
slicing = int(sys.argv[3])

os.chdir(folder_path)

for file in glob.glob(f"*.{file_type}"):
    file_name, extension = os.path.splitext(file)
    new_file_name = f"{file_name[:-slicing]}{extension}"
    try:
        os.rename(file, new_file_name)
    except OSError as err:
        print(err)
    else:
        print(f"Renamed {file} to {new_file_name}")