Renames image files by their date taken in YYYYMMDD_hhmmss format followed by the original file name

rename_photos_YYYYMMDD_hhmmss.py

# install ExifTool from https://exiftool.org

import os
import subprocess

folder_path = '/Users/username/your/folder' # Replace with your folder path

for filename in os.listdir(folder_path):
    if filename.lower().endswith(('.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.tiff', '.bmp', '.gif', '.mp4')):
        file_path = os.path.join(folder_path, filename)
        subprocess.run(['exiftool', '-FileName<${FileModifyDate}_%f.%e', '-d', '%Y%m%d_%H%M%S', file_path])