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🌍 1_python_rename_files_in_folder
file)\n new_path = os.path.join(folder_name, provided under the Apache 2.0 license
Prompt
Explain the following Python code:
# Python code snippet to rename files
import os
import shutil
def rename_files(folder_name):
"""Renames all files in a folder by prepending 'draft' to the filename.
Args:
folder_name: The name of the folder containing the files to rename.
"""
# Check if the folder exists
if not os.path.exists(folder_name):
print(f"Folder '{folder_name}' does not exist.")
return
# Get the list of files in the folder
files = os.listdir(folder_name)
# Rename each file
for file in files:
# Construct the new filename
new_filename = f"draft_{file}"
# Build the full paths for the original and new files
old_path = os.path.join(folder_name