Can't resolve WindowsError: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified

Question

I\'m trying to rename all the pictures in a directory. I need to add a couple of pre-pending zero\'s to the filename. I\'m new to Python and I have written the following scr

Answer 1

You should pass the absolute path to os.rename. Right now your only passing the filename itself. It isn't looking in the correct place. Use os.path.join.

Try this:

import os

path = "c:\\tmp"
dirList = os.listdir(path)

for fname in dirList:
    fileName = os.path.splitext(fname)[0]
    fileName = "00" + fname
    os.rename(os.path.join(path, fname), os.path.join(path, fileName))
    #print(fileName)