looping over the files in a directory

[Elaine Jackson]

Can anyone please tell me the actual syntax for saying something like this:

for <file> in <directory>:
<do something with the file>

(?) Muchas gracias.

Peace

[Mark J. Nenadov]

Re: looping over the files in a directory

On Fri, 14 May 2004 15:32:32 +0000, Elaine Jackson wrote:
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> Can anyone please tell me the actual syntax for saying something like this:
>
> for <file> in <directory>:
> <do something with the file>[/color]

A simple example:

import os

path = '/home/bob/'

for f in os.listdir(path ):
print f

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Mark J. Nenadov
Python Byte Solutions

http://www.pythonbyte.com/

[Jeremy Sanders]

Re: looping over the files in a directory

On Fri, 14 May 2004 15:32:32 +0000, Elaine Jackson wrote:
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> Can anyone please tell me the actual syntax for saying something like this:
>
> for <file> in <directory>:
> <do something with the file>
>
> (?) Muchas gracias.[/color]

There's also glob which may be useful depending on what you're doing, e.g.

import glob

for f in glob.glob("*.tx t"):
print f

Jeremy

[Scott David Daniels]

Re: looping over the files in a directory

Mark J. Nenadov wrote:
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> On Fri, 14 May 2004 15:32:32 +0000, Elaine Jackson wrote:
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>>Can anyone please tell me the actual syntax for saying something like this:
>> for <file> in <directory>:
>> <do something with the file>[/color]
> A simple example:
> import os
> path = '/home/bob/'
> for f in os.listdir(path ):
> print f[/color]

A further clue for Elaine is:
listdir returns file "names". Files are things the OS has; names are
how we talk about the files to the OS. If you want to do anything with
the file, you'll have to decide what you want to do, and communicate the
_full_name_ of the file to the OS when you try to do it.

You can do that either by joining the path and file names, or by
changing the "working directory" so that the simple file name works.
Which you do depends on your overall goal.

This is purposely left a bit elliptical to leave you some work in
case this is a homework assignment.

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

[Krzysztof Szynter]

Re: looping over the files in a directory

Scott David Daniels <Scott.Daniels@ Acm.Org> wrote in
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> This is purposely left a bit elliptical to leave you some work in
> case this is a homework assignment.[/color]

Sorry for that, but what does mean 'a bit elliptical' in this sentence?
Is it a kind of circumlocution?

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[Elaine Jackson]

Re: looping over the files in a directory

elliptical <=> some information is left unspecified

"Krzysztof Szynter" <dygimailNo@SPA Mpoczta.fm> wrote in message
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| Scott David Daniels <Scott.Daniels@ Acm.Org> wrote in
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|
| > This is purposely left a bit elliptical to leave you some work in
| > case this is a homework assignment.
|
| Sorry for that, but what does mean 'a bit elliptical' in this sentence?
| Is it a kind of circumlocution?
|
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[Elaine Jackson]

Re: looping over the files in a directory

Works like a charm. Thanks for the tip.

"Mark J. Nenadov" <mark@freelan ce-developer.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.0 5.14.16.17.33.2 73871@freelance-developer.com.. .
| On Fri, 14 May 2004 15:32:32 +0000, Elaine Jackson wrote:
|
| > Can anyone please tell me the actual syntax for saying something like this:
| >
| > for <file> in <directory>:
| > <do something with the file>
|
| A simple example:
|
| import os
|
| path = '/home/bob/'
|
| for f in os.listdir(path ):
| print f
|
| --
| Mark J. Nenadov
| Python Byte Solutions
| http://www.pythonbyte.com/

[Krzysztof Szynter]

Re: looping over the files in a directory

"Elaine Jackson" <elainejackson7 355@home.com> wrote in
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> elliptical <=> some information is left unspecified[/color]

Thanks a lot.

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[Daniel 'Dang' Griffith]

Re: looping over the files in a directory

On Fri, 14 May 2004 15:32:32 GMT, "Elaine Jackson"
<elainejackson7 355@home.com> wrote:
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>Can anyone please tell me the actual syntax for saying something like this:
>
>for <file> in <directory>:
> <do something with the file>
>
>(?) Muchas gracias.
>
>Peace[/color]

Mark Nenadov posted a solution for a single directory. If you want to
do so recursively, try something like this:

import os
for root, d, files in os.walk("."):
for basename in files:
filename = "%s/%s" % (root, basename)
print filename # or open it, or whatever...

--dang