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Find all files in a directory with extension .txt in Python

How can I find all the files in a directory having the extension .txt in python?

Solution

  • You can use glob:

    import glob, os
os.chdir("/mydir")
for file in glob.glob("*.txt"):
    print(file)

    or simply os.listdir:

    import os
for file in os.listdir("/mydir"):
    if file.endswith(".txt"):
        print(os.path.join("/mydir", file))

    or if you want to traverse directory, use os.walk:

    import os
for root, dirs, files in os.walk("/mydir"):
    for file in files:
        if file.endswith(".txt"):
             print(os.path.join(root, file))