Mastering Python Scripting for System Administrators

Renaming data

In the previous section, we learned how we can use shutil.move() to move files from source to destination. Using shutil.move(), files can be renamed. Create a shutil_rename_example.py script and write the following content in it:

import shutilshutil.move('hello.py', 'hello_renamed.py')

Run the script as follows:

$ python3 shutil_rename_example.py

Output:

Now, check that your filename will be renamed hello_renamed.py.