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# Python2.x Python os.rename() Method [ Python OS File/Directory Methods](#) * * * ### Overview The os.rename() method is used to rename a file or directory from src to dst. If dst is an existing directory, an OSError will be raised. ### Syntax The syntax for the **rename()** method is as follows: os.rename(src, dst) ### Parameters * **src** -- The name of the file or directory to be renamed. * **dst** -- The new name for the file or directory. ### Return Value This method does not return a value. ### Example The following example demonstrates the use of the rename() method: #!/usr/bin/python# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-import os, sys # List directoryprint "Directory is: %s"%os.listdir(os.getcwd())# Rename os.rename("test","test2")print "Rename successful."# List renamed directoryprint "Directory is: %s" %os.listdir(os.getcwd()) The output of executing the above program is: Directory is: [ 'a1.txt', 'resume.doc', 'a3.py', 'test' ]Rename successful.[ 'a1.txt', 'resume.doc', 'a3.py', 'test2' ] [ Python OS File/Directory Methods](#)