Rename multiple files in a directory in Python

Question

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 be CHEESE_TYPE

I'm trying to use the os.path.split but it's not working properly. I have also considered using string manipulations, but have not been successful with that either.

Answer 1

To rename multiple files in a directory in Python you can use os.rename(src, dst) to rename or move a file or a directory.

$ ls 

cheese_cheese_type.bar cheese_cheese_type.foo 

$ python 

>>> import os 

>>> for filename in os.listdir("."): 

... if filename.startswith("cheese_"): 

... os.rename(filename, filename[7:]) 

... 

>>> 

$ ls 

cheese_type.bar cheese_type.foo

To know more about this you can have a look at the following video tutorial:-