It sounds like you’re referencing a filename that includes what might be a misformatted or placeholder string ( -SOD--OPEN-604- ----- 500 SEX 2006-05-04.avi ).
# If clean_name is too short or empty, use a generic descriptor if len(clean_name) < 3: clean_name = "video" -SOD--OPEN-604- ----- 500 SEX 2006-05-04.avi
new_filename = f"{date_str}_{clean_name}{ext}" new_path = os.path.join(dirname, new_filename) It sounds like you’re referencing a filename that