# clean_take_names.py
# use at your own risk etc etc
 
# Modify these to suit your needs
suffix_list = [".aif", ".aiff", ".bwf", ".flac", ".kar", ".mid", ".mp2", ".mp3", ".ogg", ".wav", ".w64"]
prefix_list = ["*"]
clean_white_space = True
Verbose = True
 
def clean_name(name, check_list, suffix = True):
    New_Name = ""
    lower_name = name.lower() # handle all cases
    for item in check_list:
        if suffix:
            if lower_name.endswith(item):
                New_Name = name[:-len(item)]
                return (True, New_Name)
        else:
            if lower_name.startswith(item):
                New_Name = name[len(item):]
                return (True, New_Name)
    return (False, name)
 
# Get number of media items in current project
Item_Count = RPR_CountMediaItems(0)
# Scan each item in project
Item_Index = 0
Found = 0
if Verbose:
    RPR_ShowConsoleMsg("Checking {0} item(s)\n".format(Item_Count))
 
while Item_Index < Item_Count: ###############################################
    Item_ID = RPR_GetMediaItem(0, Item_Index)
    Current_Take = RPR_GetMediaItemInfo_Value(Item_ID, "I_CURTAKE") # Get active take index for current item
    Take_ID = RPR_GetMediaItemTake(Item_ID, int(Current_Take)); 
    Take_Name = RPR_GetSetMediaItemTakeInfo_String(Take_ID, "P_NAME", "", 0)[3] # Get active take name
    Old_Name = Take_Name
    (removed_suffix, Take_Name) = clean_name(Take_Name, suffix_list, suffix = True)
    (removed_prefix, Take_Name) = clean_name(Take_Name, prefix_list, suffix = False)
    removed_white_space = False
    if clean_white_space:
        New_Name = Take_Name.strip()
        if len(New_Name) != len(Take_Name):
            Take_Name = New_Name
            removed_white_space = True
 
    if removed_suffix or removed_prefix or removed_white_space: # Rename active take if changed
        Found = Found + 1
        RPR_GetSetMediaItemTakeInfo_String(Take_ID, "P_NAME", Take_Name, 1) 
        if Verbose:
            Msg = "Item {0} of {1}: Converted '{2}' to '{3}'\n".format(Item_Index + 1, Item_Count, Old_Name, Take_Name)
            RPR_ShowConsoleMsg(Msg)
    Item_Index = Item_Index + 1;
 
if Verbose:
    RPR_ShowConsoleMsg(str(Found) + " item(s) cleaned\n")