Rename simple files to UUID names. Useful for renaming folders of photos for slideshows.

uuid_rename.py

import pathlib
import os
import uuid

if __name__ == "main":
  files = os.listdir()

  for f in files:
      suffix = pathlib.Path(f).suffix
      
      original = f
      updated = str(uuid.uuid4()) + suffix
      
      print(original, "->", updated)
      os.rename(original, updated)