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Batch Rename Hundreds of Files in Python

Rename all files with a given extension inside a folder using a sequential counter and a custom prefix.

automation files pathlib
Python
import os
from pathlib import Path

def batch_rename_files(directory: str, prefix: str, extension: str = ".txt") -> None:
    """Rename all files with given extension in directory to prefix_{counter}.ext."""
    path = Path(directory)
    if not path.is_dir():
        print(f"Directory '{directory}' does not exist.")
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