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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+#
+# Creates a list of 'mv' commands renaming files and directories containing _YF_ to '_HIV1_'.
+#
+# author: Izabela Adamczyk
+
+import os
+import shutil
+
+currentDir = os.getcwd() + '/'
+
+# Rename files
+for (dir, subdirs, files) in os.walk('.'):
+  for file in files:
+    if file.find('_YF_') != -1:
+      fileToBeChanged = currentDir + dir + '/' + file
+      targetFilename = currentDir + dir + '/' + file.replace('_YF_', '_HIV1_')
+      command = "mv %s %s" % (fileToBeChanged, targetFilename)
+      print "echo", command
+      print command
+      # shutil.move(fileToBeChanged, targetFilename)
+      print ""
+print "echo Files: Done!"
+
+# Rename directories
+for (dir, subdirs, files) in os.walk('.'):
+  for subdir in subdirs:
+    if subdir.find('_YF_') != -1:
+      dirToBeChanged = currentDir + dir + '/' + subdir
+      targetFilename = currentDir + dir + '/' + subdir.replace('_YF_', '_HIV1_')
+      command = "mv %s %s" % (dirToBeChanged, targetFilename)
+      print "echo", command
+      print command
+      #shutil.move(dirToBeChanged, targetFilename)
+      print ""
+print "echo Directories: Done!"
+
+print "echo Done!"