import os s1 = u'ÀÁÂÃÈÉÊÌÍÒÓÔÕÙÚÝàáâãèéêìíòóôõùúýĂăĐđĨĩŨũƠơƯưẠạẢảẤấẦầẨẩẪẫẬậẮắẰằẲẳẴẵẶặẸẹẺẻẼẽẾếỀềỂểỄễỆệỈỉỊịỌọỎỏỐốỒồỔổỖỗỘộỚớỜờỞởỠỡỢợỤụỦủỨứỪừỬửỮữỰựỲỳỴỵỶỷỸỹ' s0 = u'AAAAEEEIIOOOOUUYaaaaeeeiioooouuyAaDdIiUuOoUuAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeIiIiOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoUuUuUuUuUuUuUuYyYyYyYy' def remove_accents(input_str): s = '' input_str.encode('utf-8') for c in input_str: if c in s1: s += s0[s1.index(c)] else: s += c return s os.chdir('./cached/audio') for count, f in enumerate(os.listdir()): f_name, f_ext = os.path.splitext(f) f_name = remove_accents(f_name).lower().replace(" ","-") new_name = f'{f_name}{f_ext}' os.rename(f, new_name)