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Remove file if the new name already exists


import os

oldFileName = "test.txt"
newFileName = "test.old"

for file in os.listdir("c:/"):
    if file.startswith("output"):
        print file

if os.access(newFileName, os.X_OK):
    print "Removing " + newFileName
    os.remove(newFileName)

os.rename(oldFileName, newFileName)

for file in os.listdir("c:/"):
    if file.startswith("output"):
        print file