Searching

[ADE]

Hi I was wondering if one of you could help me out

I would like for this function to be able to find file names as well instead
of printing out every file that ends with a .jpg or .gif extension
but I don't know how to use reg expressions and yes I have been trying to
figure them out for the past day and a half now

def searchfiles(sel f):
filenames = {'jpg': [], 'gif': []}
path = 'S:/'
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
for name in files:
# This is the part that needs to be changed I just don't know
how to do it
if name.endswith(' .jpg'): # right here this should be what
needs to be changed
filenames['jpg'].append(os.path .join(root, name))
self.listbox1.i nsert(END, name)
elif name.endswith(' .gif'): #As well as this
filenames['gif'].append(os.path .join(root, name))
self.listbox1.i nsert(END, name)

I should let you know that this is a function attached to a button that
searches my harddrive for files it has an entry field to do the searching
but it prints out every image file I want to limit it the name typed in eg
if I type ocean every file with the name ocean appears

[Scott David Daniels]

Re: Searching

ADE wrote:
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> Hi I was wondering if one of you could help me out[/color]
You are missing info on your system and python version.
If you are running 2.3 or later:[color=blue]
>...
> for name in files:
> name = name.lower() # if on windows
> if name.endswith(' .jpg') and 'ocean' in name:
> filenames['jpg'].append(os.path .join(root, name))
> self.listbox1.i nsert(END, name)
> elif name.endswith(' .gif') and 'ocean' in name:
> filenames['gif'].append(os.path .join(root, name))
> self.listbox1.i nsert(END, name)[/color]

--
-Scott David Daniels
Scott.Daniels@A cm.Org

[ADE]

Re: Searching

Hi sorry about that I am running Python 2.3 and Windows XP

"Scott David Daniels" <Scott.Daniels@ Acm.Org> wrote in message
news:40280886$1 @nntp0.pdx.net. ..[color=blue]
> ADE wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Hi I was wondering if one of you could help me out[/color]
> You are missing info on your system and python version.
> If you are running 2.3 or later:[color=green]
> >...
> > for name in files:
> > name = name.lower() # if on windows
> > if name.endswith(' .jpg') and 'ocean' in name:
> > filenames['jpg'].append(os.path .join(root, name))
> > self.listbox1.i nsert(END, name)
> > elif name.endswith(' .gif') and 'ocean' in name:
> > filenames['gif'].append(os.path .join(root, name))
> > self.listbox1.i nsert(END, name)[/color]
>
> --
> -Scott David Daniels
> Scott.Daniels@A cm.Org[/color]

[Miki Tebeka]

Re: Searching

Hello,
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> I should let you know that this is a function attached to a button that
> searches my harddrive for files it has an entry field to do the searching
> but it prints out every image file I want to limit it the name typed in eg
> if I type ocean every file with the name ocean appears[/color]
Have a look at the `glob' module.

HTH.
Miki

[Scott David Daniels]

Re: Searching

Perhaps better (adds '.png' more easily, keeps original case):
...
for name in files:
lname = name.lower() # if on windows
for ext, names in filenames.iteri tems():
if lname.endswith( ext) and 'ocean' in name:
names.append(os .path.join(root , name))
self.listbox1.i nsert(END, name)
break
...
--
-Scott David Daniels
Scott.Daniels@A cm.Org