Python - Mac - renamed file is created at the same level with the folder that was containing it -

i trying rename file in specific path, moves file @ same level folder containing before being renamed.

import os path_to_file = "/users/me/file.txt" #note in code, file name randomly generated  path_before_file, file_name = os.path.split(path_to_file) # need file_name here, file name without rest of path: "file.txt" renamed_file = os.path.splitext(file_name)[0] + '_renamed' + os.path.splitext(file_name)[1] #this how renamed file want "file_renamed.txt" renamed_file_path = os.path.join(path_to_file, renamed_file) #"/users/me/file_renamed.txt" os.rename(path_to_file, renamed_file_path) 

after renaming, "/users/me/file.txt" becomes "/users/file.txt"

renamed_file_path = os.path.join(path_to_file, renamed_file) #"/users/me/file_renamed.txt" 

above line has bug. above line should below

renamed_file_path = os.path.join(path_before_file, renamed_file) #"/users/me/file_renamed.txt"