Question

Python:

Please write code to rename all files in the working directory using its last modification date. Hint: to rename a file, please use os.rename(old_name, new_name)

Answer 1

Code:

Output:

Note: 'ls' list of all files in a current working directory.

Raw Code:

# Importing modules
import os
import datetime
files = os.listdir(".") # List of files in a current working directory.
for file in files: # This loop will iterate through each file in files.
   # finding the last modification date of a file.
   date = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getmtime(file))
   new_name = str(date.year)+"-"+str(date.month)+"-"+str(date.day) # Year-Month-Day
   os.rename(file,new_name) # Rename a file.

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