How can I rename a file in Python

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I am unable to rename my file using "refractor" option. Can it be done by writing a script or is there any other method to rename a file?
Mar 31, 2018 in Python by hemant
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7 answers to this question.

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yes, you can use "os.rename" for that. Refer the below code:

import os

os.rename("a.py","test.py")

Here, a.py file has been renamed to "test.py" file. 

Hope this helps!

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answered Mar 31, 2018 by DareDev
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answered Oct 12, 2018 by findingbugs
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  1. import os
  2.  
  3. path = input("Enter the directory path where you need to rename: ")
  4. for filename in os.listdir(path):
  5. filename_without_ext = os.path.splitext(filename)[0]
  6. extension = os.path.splitext(filename)[1]
  7. new_file_name = filename_without_ext+"_n"
  8. new_file_name_with_ext = new_file_name+extension
  9. print(new_file_name_with_ext)
  10. os.rename(os.path.join(path,filename),os.path.join(path,new_file_name_with_ext))

My Sample output :

image

It worked for me.Test run the script to see if it works for you also. You can get back to me if any step is incorrect.

Happy to help.

answered Oct 12, 2018 by abc
+1 vote

Here's a script based on your newest comment.

#!/usr/bin/env python
from os import rename, listdir

badprefix = "cheese_"
fnames = listdir('.')

for fname in fnames:
    if fname.startswith(badprefix*2):
        rename(fname, fname.replace(badprefix, '', 1))
answered Oct 12, 2018 by Riya
+1 vote

Assuming you are already in the directory, and that the "first 8 characters" from your comment hold true always. (Although "CHEESE_" is 7 characters... ? If so, change the 8 below to 7)

from glob import glob
from os import rename
for fname in glob('*.prj'):
    rename(fname, fname[8:])
answered Oct 12, 2018 by rani
+1 vote

I have the same issue, where I want to replace the white space  in any pdf file to a dash -. But the files were in multiple sub-directories. So, I had to use os.walk(). In your case for multiple sub-directories, it could be something like this:

import os
for dpath, dnames, fnames in os.walk('/path/to/directory'):
    for f in fnames:
        os.chdir(dpath)
        if f.startswith('cheese_'):
            os.rename(f, f.replace('cheese_', ''))
answered Oct 12, 2018 by Kalpesh
0 votes
You can use the os module and rename the file.
Import os
os.rename("old file","new file")
answered Feb 15, 2019 by Shashank
• 1,370 points

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