Python: Make file lists from current directory using a wildcard

Last update on December 21 2024 07:21:53 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Wildcard File Lister

Write a Python program to make file lists from the current directory using a wildcard.

Sample Solution-1:

Python Code:

# Import the glob module, which allows you to search for files using wildcard patterns
import glob

# Use the glob module to get a list of all files in the current directory
file_list = glob.glob('*.*')

# Print the list of all files in the current directory
print(file_list)

# Specific files
# Use a wildcard pattern to search for Python (.py) files in the current directory
print(glob.glob('*.py'))

# Use a more specific pattern to search for files with names starting with a digit and any extension
print(glob.glob('./[0-9].*'))

Sample Output:

['main.py']
['main.py']
[]

Sample Solution-2:

Python Code:

# Import the Path class from the pathlib module to work with file paths
from pathlib import Path
# Iterate over all files and directories in the root directory ("/")
for path in Path("/").glob("*.*"):
    # Print the path (file or directory) to the console
    print(path)

Sample Output:

/.dockerenv 

Python Code Editor:

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