remove SRT timestamps

Author: feureau

Windows Batch scripts/Remove_SRT_Timestamps.py

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+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+def remove_timestamps_and_line_numbers(input_file, output_file):
+    # Regex pattern to match timestamp lines
+    timestamp_pattern = re.compile(r'^\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2},\d{3} --> \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2},\d{3}$')
+    # Regex pattern to match line numbers
+    line_number_pattern = re.compile(r'^\d+$')
+
+    with open(input_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as infile, open(output_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as outfile:
+        for line in infile:
+            line = line.strip()
+            # Skip timestamp lines and line numbers, write all others
+            if not timestamp_pattern.match(line) and not line_number_pattern.match(line) and line != '':
+                outfile.write(line + '\n')
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print("Usage: drag and drop SRT files onto this script.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    for input_path in sys.argv[1:]:
+        input_file = Path(input_path)
+        if not input_file.exists() or input_file.suffix.lower() != '.srt':
+            print(f"Skipping invalid file: {input_path}")
+            continue
+
+        output_file = input_file.with_name(f"{input_file.stem}_no_timestamps{input_file.suffix}")
+        print(f"Processing: {input_file} -> {output_file}")
+
+        try:
+            remove_timestamps_and_line_numbers(input_file, output_file)
+            print(f"Processed: {output_file}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error processing {input_file}: {e}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()