detab v2.0

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Name:        detab.py
# Purpose:     replace the tab character by several whitespace characters
#              in C/C++ source/head files.
# Author:      mayadong7349
# Created:     04/21/2012
# Copyright:   (c) mayadong7349 2012
# Licence:     GPL
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#! /usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Filename: detab.py

from os  import rename
from os  import strerror
from sys import stdin
from sys import stderr
from sys import argv

getln  = stdin.readline
errmsg = stderr.write

def main():
    print(r"""This program exchanges '\t' with several whitespace characters in your code files.
Usage: detab.py <file list>""")

    if len(argv) < 2:
        errmsg('No actions specified.')
    else:
        print('''How many whitespace characters you want(4 or 8 is especially recommanded) ?
Caution: If an invalid number is given, 4 will be taken by default.
        ''')
        try:
            num = int(getln())
        except ValueError:
            num = 4
        for oldfile in argv[1:]:
            newfile = oldfile
            # errno = 0
            try:
                # rename the old file by adding a '.old' extension.
                rename(oldfile, oldfile + '.old')
            except OSError as err_type: # in Win32, you can also use WindowsError instead.
                errmsg(str(err_type) + oldfile + '\n')
                continue
            oldfile += '.old'
            # open file for reading
            try:
                fin = open(oldfile)
            except IOError as err_type:
                errmsg(str(err_type) + oldfile + '\n')
                continue
            # open file for writing
            try:
                fout = open(newfile, 'w')
            except IOError as err_type:
                errmsg(str(err_type) + newfile + '\n')
                continue
            # exchange '\t' with several whitespace characters in old file, and write into a new file
            lines = (eachline.expandtabs(num) for eachline in fin)
            for eachLine in fin:
                fout.write(eachLine.expandtabs(num))
            # close all files opened
            fout.close()
            fin.close()
            print('Success: %s --> %s' % (oldfile, newfile))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()