Arguments
str
required
The original key.
str
required
A new name for the key.
Response
True if key was renamedredis.set("key1", "Hello")
redis.set("key2", "World")
# Rename failed because "key2" already exists.
assert redis.renamenx("key1", "key2") == False
assert redis.renamenx("key1", "key3") == True
assert redis.get("key1") is None
assert redis.get("key2") == "World"
assert redis.get("key3") == "Hello"
Generic
RENAMENX
Rename a key if it does not already exist.
Renames a key, only if the new key does not exist.
Throws an exception if the key does not exist.
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