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Python

aaron g
aaron g
15,142 Points
Posted by aaron g
aaron g
15,142 Points

I'm trying to write a Python program that would rename files in a folder. I start out asking the user for a folder path

I'm trying to write a Python program that would rename files in a folder. I start out asking the user for a folder path but I get an error that says: “No such file or directory:” and gives the folder path. It also, gives an error on line 5, in <module> names = os.listdir(path). I copy the folder path in Terminal, so it shouldn’t be a mistyped error.

This is my code:

  '''python

  import os, sys

  path = input("Give me a folder path ")
  names = os.listdir(path)

  counter = 0
  evenNum = -2

  for filename in names:
                os.rename(filename, '{}_1forward_{}+00_E'.format(counter, evenNum))
                counter += 1
                evenNum += 2

  '''

I have been working on this problem for weeks. I would appreciate anyone's help. Thanks