Batch Renaming of Files in a Directory

Question

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 an

Answer 1

Be in the directory where you need to perform the renaming.

import os
# get the file name list to nameList
nameList = os.listdir() 
#loop through the name and rename
for fileName in nameList:
    rename=fileName[15:28]
    os.rename(fileName,rename)
#example:
#input fileName bulk like :20180707131932_IMG_4304.JPG
#output renamed bulk like :IMG_4304.JPG