Chronological Audio Bible Rename

Take audio files that are already in standard order, with each chapter as a separate mp3 file, and rename them to be in the desired chronological order.

Overview

Two scripts

1. The first script generates the list of audio files in a folder.

   bible-mp3-generate-list.py
   

2. The second script uses the generated list to rename the audio files.

   bible-books-rename.py
   

Usage

1. Edit the bible-mp3-generate-list.py file, and change the folder location to where your audio files are saved.

   os.chdir('/home/user/bible/')

2. Run the script to output the list.

   python3 bible-mp3-generated-list.py

3. Copy/paste the list into a temp file and manually re-order the list so it's in the desired chronological order. An example is here.

4. Replace the chapters list at the top of the bible-books-rename.py file with your new chronological list.

   chapters = [
     ["01 Genesis","01"],
     ["01 Genesis","02"],
     ["01 Genesis","03"]
     etc...

5. Edit the bible-books-rename.py file, and change the folder location.

   os.chdir('/home/user/bible/')

6. Comment out the following line to only see a preview of what will be renamed.

   # os.rename(file, file_renamed)

7. Run the script to see a preview. Un-comment the line above and re-run the script to rename the files.

   python3 bible-books.rename.py