edit_final1_tuned.py

import os
import re



#PathOfCode = os.getcwd()
folder_name="all" #keep the python script outside of the target folder (in this case the folder is called all)
Files = []
PathMain = folder_name 
print(PathMain)
for (dirpath, dirnames, filenames) in os.walk(PathMain):
	Files.extend(filenames)
	print(Files)

for File in Files:
	WFile = open(PathMain + "\\" + File,'r',encoding='utf-8') #this removes target characters, 'utf-8' or 'latin-1'
	line = WFile.read()
	WFile.close()
	line_replaced = re.sub(r'\.+', ".", line) #two or more dots, reads line by line
	line_replaced = re.sub(r'\.\s+', ".", line_replaced) #empty space between two dots
	line_replaced = re.sub(r'\.+', ".", line_replaced) 
	line_replaced = re.sub(r'\*+', "", line_replaced)
	line_replaced = re.sub(r'\*\s+', "", line_replaced)
	line_replaced = re.sub(r'\*+', "", line_replaced)
	WFile = open(PathMain+"\\"+File,'w',encoding='utf-8')
	WFile.write(line_replaced)
	WFile.close()