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61 lines
923 B
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# glob -- Finding files in a directory
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## Goal
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We want to deal with many files in a directory. What is an easy way to get the filename in a directory?
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Questions to [David Rotermund](mailto:davrot@uni-bremen.de)
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## Creating test files
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```python
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from pathlib import Path
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Path("Testfile_001.mat").touch()
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Path("Testfile_002.mat").touch()
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Path("Testfile_010.mat").touch()
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Path("Testfile_003.mat").touch()
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```
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## Using glob in a for-loop
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```python
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import glob
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for filename in glob.glob("*.mat"):
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print(filename)
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```
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```python console
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Testfile_001.mat
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Testfile_002.mat
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Testfile_010.mat
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Testfile_003.mat
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```
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## Using glob to create a list
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```python
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import glob
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list = glob.glob("*.mat")
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print(list)
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```
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```python console
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['Testfile_001.mat', 'Testfile_002.mat', 'Testfile_010.mat', 'Testfile_003.mat']
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```
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### Sorting the filenames
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```python
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import glob
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list = sorted(glob.glob("*.mat"))
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print(list)
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```
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