If the file is open, for instance, shutil.move will create a file with new_name, but will not delete the file with old_name hence leaving you with two files. os.rename on the other hand will do …

The rename function allows you to change the name of the file and it's folder at the same time. To prevent any errors in renaming and moving of the file, use shutil.move.

os.listdir() returns just the filenames and not the full path of the file. Use os.path.join(path, file) to get the full path and rename that.

Is there an easy way to rename a group of files already contained in a directory, using Python? Example: I have a directory full of *.doc files and I want to rename them in a consistent way. X...

May 3, 2010 · I'm trying to rename some files in a directory using Python. Say I have a file called CHEESE_CHEESE_TYPE.*** and want to remove CHEESE_ so my resulting filename would …

Jun 18, 2022 · Unlike the command line program rename which can rename a batch of files using a pattern in a single command, Python's os.rename() is a thin wrapper around the underlying …

May 24, 2010 · Suppose from index.py with CGI, I have post file foo.fasta to display file. I want to change foo.fasta's file extension to be foo.aln in display file. How can I do it?

May 20, 2017 · I need to add the parent zipped folder name to the end of file names and save all text files in one directory. For example, if the zipped folder was March132017.zip and I …

Aug 8, 2015 · possible duplicate of Open file knowing only a part of its name -- this shows a lot of ways to get a file name when you only know part of it. You can use these answers to get to the …

Nov 12, 2011 · Is it possible to force a rename os.rename to overwrite another file if it already exists? For example in the code below if the file Tests.csv already exists it would be replaced …