Rename *.pdf into convert.pdf

Question

How do I change the name of some PDF file (*.pdf) to convert.pdf?

There is only one PDF file in the relevant directory.

Why do you need to do this in Python instead of just doing the trivial answer in bash/cmd/whatever your shell is? — abarnert, Aug 29 '13 at 20:37
You should post what you have so far, so we can help out rather than write the code for you :] — iCanHasFay, Aug 29 '13 at 20:39

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 29 '13 at 20:40

It seems very silly to do this in Python when you could just write mv *.pdf convert.pdf in an sh-compatible shell (the default on most non-Windows systems) or rename *.pdf convert.pdf in cmd (the default on Windows). But if you really want to, you can do it in two ways.

import glob, os
for name in glob.iglob('*.pdf'):
    os.rename(name, 'convert.pdf')

import os
for name in os.listdir('.'):
    if os.path.splitext(name)[1] == '.pdf':
        os.rename(name, 'convert.pdf')

Rename *.pdf into convert.pdf

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