no_exotic.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Python script for removing EXOTIC tags in Dwarf Fortress RAW files
#
# Chee Sing Lee <cheesinglee@gmail.com>
# 25 September 2011


from os import walk
from os import getcwd
from os.path import join
from fnmatch import fnmatch
from shutil import copy2
import io

# recursively walk the directory tree, starting from current directory
for (dirpath,dirnames,fnames) in walk( getcwd() ):
    for fname in fnames:
        if fnmatch(fname,'creature_*.txt'):
            filepath = join(dirpath,fname)
            # make a backup first
            copy2(filepath,filepath+'.bak')

            # read the file
            f = io.FileIO(filepath,'r+')
            f_string = f.read()
            f_string = f_string.replace('[PET_EXOTIC]','[PET]')
            f_string = f_string.replace('[MOUNT_EXOTIC]','[MOUNT]')
            # rewind so that we are overwriting
            f.seek(0)
            f.write(f_string)
            f.close()