Python: Sort files by date
Sort Files by Date
Write a Python program to sort files by date.
Sample Solution-1:
Python Code:
# Import the necessary libraries to work with file operations and globbing.
import glob
import os
# Use the glob module to find all files in the current directory with a ".txt" extension.
files = glob.glob("*.txt")
# Sort the list of file names based on the modification time (getmtime) of each file.
files.sort(key=os.path.getmtime)
# Print the sorted list of file names, one per line.
print("\n".join(files))
Sample Output:
result.txt temp.txt myfile.txt mynewtest.txt mytest.txt abc.txt test.txt
Sample Solution-2:
Python Code:
# Import the 'os' module for interacting with the operating system.
import os
# Change the current working directory to 'D:'.
os.chdir('D:')
# List files in the current directory, filter for regular files (not directories).
file_list = filter(os.path.isfile, os.listdir('.'))
# Sort the list of files based on their modification time.
sorted_files = sorted(file_list, key=os.path.getmtime)
# Print the sorted list of file names, one per line.
print('\n'.join(map(str, sorted_files)))
Sample Output:
msdia80.dll eula.1028.txt eula.1031.txt eula.1033.txt eula.1036.txt eula.1040.txt eula.1041.txt eula.1042.txt eula.2052.txt eula.3082.txt globdata.ini install.ini vcredist.bmp install.exe install.res.1028.dll install.res.1031.dll install.res.1033.dll install.res.1036.dll install.res.1040.dll install.res.1041.dll install.res.1042.dll install.res.2052.dll install.res.3082.dll VC_RED.cab VC_RED.MSI hr psr (Autosaved).xlsx share-mutualfund.xlsx sqlite3.dll sqlite3.def abcd.txt visustin.txt index.html script.js LICENSE java-array-exercise-flowchart-35.png Main.java ezgif.com-gif-maker.png computer.png How To Use Sets in Python (Python Tutorial .mp4 w3resource-logo.png math_expression_commands.txt 5C90A0D8.tmp Dreamweaver 8.zip Dreamweaver8-en.zip pandas-series-loc-7 (2).zip Local Disk (C) - Shortcut.lnk BMCASSET.zip psr.xlsx
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