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You can just import modeleditor from eppy. Here's an example:

from geomeppy import IDF
from eppy import modeleditor

IDF.setiddname(r'C:\EnergyPlusV8-0-0\Energy+.idd')
idf_f = IDF(r'C:\EnergyPlusV8-0-0\ExampleFiles\Minimal.idf')
idf_f.add_block(name='Boring hut',coordinates=[(10,0),(10,10),(0,10),(0,0)],height=3.5)
modeleditor.rename(idf_f,'ZONE','Block Boring hut Storey 0','Block Not so boring hut Storey 0')
idf_f.idfobjects['ZONE']

The output will look like that:

[
ZONE,
    Block Not so boring hut Storey 0,    !- Name
    0.0,                      !- Direction of Relative North
    0.0,                      !- X Origin
    0.0,                      !- Y Origin
    0.0,                      !- Z Origin
    1,                        !- Type
    1,                        !- Multiplier
    autocalculate,            !- Ceiling Height
    autocalculate,            !- Volume
    autocalculate,            !- Floor Area
    ,                         !- Zone Inside Convection Algorithm
    ,                         !- Zone Outside Convection Algorithm
    Yes;                      !- Part of Total Floor Area
]