change extensions

[Jeffrey Maitland]

That approach works, but so does this one. 

import os, glob

input_file_list = glob.glob('*.txt')
for in_file in input_file_list:
    name = in_file.split('.')
    os.rename(in_file, str(name[0]) + '.' + 'text')) 

# I could have put the text extension with the period but if you use a
variable (string) for the extension then you can't

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[mailto:python-list-bounces+maitj=vianet.ca at python.org] On Behalf Of
Peter Hansen
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Subject: Re: change extensions

Bob Then wrote:
> how can i change all files from one extension to another within a
direcory?

Using Jason Orendorff's path.py module:

# change all .py files in '.' to extension .new
from path import path

for f in path('.').files():
     if f.endswith('.py'):
         f.rename(f.splitext()[0] + '.new')



Don't try the above in a folder containing useful
Python files! ;-)

-Peter
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