Renaming file extension using pathlib (python 3)
You have to actually rename the file not just print out the new name.
Use Path.rename()
from pathlib import Path my_file = Path("E:\\seaborn_plot\\x.dwt") my_file.rename(my_file.with_suffix('.txt'))
Note: To replace the target if it exists use Path.replace()
Use os.rename()
import os my_file = 'E:\\seaborn_plot\\x.dwt' new_ext = '.txt' # Gets my_file minus the extension name_without_ext = os.path.splitext(my_file)[0] os.rename(my_file, name_without_ext + new_ext)
Ref:
- os.path.splitext(path)
- PurePath.with_suffix(suffix)
From the docs:
Path.rename(target)
Rename this file or directory to the given target. On Unix, if target exists and is a file, it will be replaced silently if the user has permission. target can be either a string or another path object.
pathlib
— Object-oriented filesystem paths on docs.python.org
You could use it like this:
from pathlib import Path
filename = Path("E:\\seaborn_plot\\x.dwt")
filename_replace_ext = filename.with_suffix(".txt")
filename.rename(filename_replace_ext)