Python - Renaming and Deleting Files

Python's os module provides methods that help you perform file-processing operations, such as renaming and deleting files.

To use this module, you need to import it first and then you can call any related functions.

`rename()` Method

The rename() method takes two arguments: the current filename and the new filename.

os.rename(current_file_name, new_file_name)

Following is an example to rename an existing file "test1.txt" to "test2.txt":

#!/usr/bin/python3
import os
# Rename a file from test1.txt to test2.txt
os.rename("test1.txt", "test2.txt")

You can use the remove() method to delete files by supplying the name of the file to be deleted as the argument.

os.remove(file_name)

Following is an example to delete an existing file "test2.txt":

#!/usr/bin/python3
import os
# Delete file test2.txt
os.remove("test2.txt")

This guide covers the basic usage of the rename() and remove() methods in the os module for renaming and deleting files in Python.