This python script renames .mov files to .mp4 files, which can be useful when exporting videos from the iOS photos app. You will need to adjust the path variable to the path where your pictures are stored.

rename_mov_files_to_mp4.py

import os
import glob
import logging

path_to_mov_files_to_be_renamed = '/path/to/your/movFiles'

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s', datefmt='%m/%d/%Y %I:%M:%S %p')


def rename_mov_files_to_mp4(path):
    os.chdir(path)
    mov_files = glob.glob('*.mov')

    logging.info(f"Total number of files to be renamed: {len(mov_files)}")
    renamed_files_count = 0

    for mov_file in mov_files:
        logging.info(f"\tRenaming file {renamed_files_count}: {mov_file}")
        # Split the file into name and extension
        base = os.path.splitext(mov_file)[0]
        # Rename the file
        new_name = base + '.mp4'
        os.rename(mov_file, new_name)
        logging.info(f"\t\tRenamed file: {new_name}\n")

        renamed_files_count += 1

    logging.info(f"All {renamed_files_count} files have been renamed.")


if __name__ == '__main__':
    rename_mov_files_to_mp4(path_to_mov_files_to_be_renamed)