[Tutor] New to Python..Need help

[taserian]

Is there anything different between the filenames aside from that suffix
_vXX? If not, then you'll run into problems after the first filename is
changed; further attempts won't allow the change, since there's already a
file with that same name.

AR


On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 8:49 AM, Felisha Lawrence <felisha.lawrence at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Hello,
> I have a question regarding strings in python. I have a directory on my
> MacBook Bro of about 13 files. I need to alter the file endings in
> that directory. The files are on the order of
> 'swp.113006004000_KLWX_0.0.5_PPI_v2','swp.113006004000_KLWX_0.0.5_PPI_v3'.
> I need to remove the characters after the 'v' and replace with v20. All of
> the endings of the files are sequential _v2, _v3,_v4, _v5. I need all of
> these characters to be the same (i.e. v20). I would like to know which
> modules are best to use, and how to use loops to alter them. Any help you
> can provide would be great.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Felisha Lawrence
>
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