import os
indir = 'c:\\datafilepath\\'
for filename in os.listdir(indir):
if filename.startswith("xyz_"):
newname = filename.replace("xyz_","abc_")
try:
os.rename(indir + filename, indir + newname)
print "[NEW]", filename, "-->", newname
except:
print "[OLD]", filename, "-->", newname