moving to python3

makelinks.py

-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # by Thomas Böttcher
 #  boettcher@itc.rwth-aachen.de
 
-version="v0.2014.09"
+version="v1.2025.04"
 
 import os
 import sys
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ def filenamefilter(dirname):
 
 def symlink(opts, src, dst):
 	linkname = os.path.join(dst, os.path.split(src)[1])
-	
+
 	# cut hostname if exists
 	newlinkname = re.match("^(.*)--%s$" % socket.gethostname(), linkname)
 	if newlinkname: linkname = newlinkname.group(1)
-	
+
 	# check and change path
 	if not os.path.exists(dst):
 		if opts.work: os.makedirs(dst)
@@ -52,46 +52,46 @@ def symlink(opts, src, dst):
 	try:
 		os.chdir(dst)
 	except:
-		print "*** could not change dir to: %s" % dst
+		print("*** could not change dir to: %s" % dst)
 		return
-	
+
 	# check for existing file, dir or link
 	if os.path.islink(linkname):
 		if os.readlink(linkname) == src:
-			print "link ok: %s" % linkname
+			print("link ok: %s" % linkname)
 			return
-		if opts.work: 
+		if opts.work:
 			try:
 				os.unlink(linkname)
-				print "unlinked: %s" % linkname
+				print("unlinked: %s" % linkname)
 			except:
-				print "*** could not unlink %s" % linkname
+				print("*** could not unlink %s" % linkname)
 				return
 		else:
-			print "will renew link: %s" % linkname
+			print("will renew link: %s" % linkname)
 			return
 
 	if os.path.exists(linkname):
-		if opts.work: 
+		if opts.work:
 			try:
 				os.rename(linkname, linkname + ".old")
-				print "moved: %s -> %s" % (linkname, linkname + ".old")
+				print("moved: %s -> %s" % (linkname, linkname + ".old"))
 			except:
-				print "*** could not rename: %s" % linkname
+				print("*** could not rename: %s" % linkname)
 				return
 		else:
-			print "will rename file/dir: %s" % linkname
-	
-	if opts.work: 
+			print("will rename file/dir: %s" % linkname)
+
+	if opts.work:
 		try:
 			os.symlink(src, linkname)
-			print "%s -> %s" % (linkname, src)
+			print("%s -> %s" % (linkname, src))
 		except:
-			print "*** could not symlink: %s -> %s" % (linkname, src)
+			print("*** could not symlink: %s -> %s" % (linkname, src))
 			return
 	else:
-		print "will symlink: %s -> %s" % (linkname, src)
-	
+		print("will symlink: %s -> %s" % (linkname, src))
+
 
 
 def walk(opts, src, dst):
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ def walk(opts, src, dst):
 		walk(opts, os.path.join(src, d), os.path.join(dst, d))
 	for f in files:
 		symlink(opts, os.path.join(src, f), dst)
-	
 
 
 walk(readoptions(), os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "/")