rename_filename_to_date.py

from PIL import Image
from PIL.ExifTags import TAGS
import glob
import os
from datetime import datetime
folder= './Combined'
def get_exif_date_taken(file_path):
    try:
        with Image.open(file_path) as img:
            exif_data = img._getexif()
            if exif_data is not None:
                for tag, value in exif_data.items():
                    tag_name = TAGS.get(tag, tag)
                    if tag_name == "DateTimeOriginal":
                        return datetime.strptime(value, "%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S"),str(img.format)
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error getting EXIF data for {file_path}: {e}")
    return None,None

for pathstr in glob.glob(glob.escape(folder) + '/**/*', recursive=True):
    new_name,format =get_exif_date_taken(pathstr)
    if new_name  and isinstance(new_name,datetime):
        new_name = str(new_name)
        os.rename(pathstr,pathstr.replace(os.path.basename(pathstr), f'{new_name}.{format}'))
#There might be more elegant way, even 1 liner, but i am famous for writing a mess.