How to Copy and Rename a File in Python?

To copy and rename a file in Python, you can use the shutil module’s copy method to make a copy of the file, and then use the os module’s rename method to rename the copied file. Here’s an example:

import shutil
import os

# Replace 'source_file_path' with the path to the file you want to copy and rename
source_file_path = '/path/to/source/file.txt'

# Replace 'destination_directory_path' with the path to the directory where you want to copy the file
destination_directory_path = '/path/to/destination/directory/'

# Replace 'new_file_name' with the new name you want to give the copied file
new_file_name = 'new_file_name.txt'

# Make a copy of the file in the destination directory
shutil.copy(source_file_path, destination_directory_path)

# Build the path to the copied file in the destination directory
copied_file_path = os.path.join(destination_directory_path, os.path.basename(source_file_path))

# Rename the copied file to the new name
os.rename(copied_file_path, os.path.join(destination_directory_path, new_file_name))

In the above code, we first import the shutil and os modules. We then specify the path to the file we want to copy and rename (source_file_path), the path to the directory where we want to copy the file (destination_directory_path), and the new name we want to give the copied file (new_file_name).

We use the shutil.copy method to make a copy of the file in the destination directory. We then use the os.path.join method to build the path to the copied file in the destination directory and store it in the copied_file_path variable.

Finally, we use the os.rename method to rename the copied file to the new name. We pass the copied_file_path as the old path and the new file name along with the destination directory path as the new path.

Note that if the destination directory already contains a file with the same name as the new name you want to give the copied file, the os.rename method will overwrite the existing file. If you want to avoid overwriting files, you can check if the file already exists before copying and renaming it, and choose a different name if necessary.