Getting sub directories and files using python

Question

What would be the best method of getting sub directories of a drive including files located within them? Would it be best to use os.listdir() and filter out directories from files by checking if they have a '.' in them?

Any ideas would be helpful, and i would much prefer that i use only the standard library for this task.

You have given an idea, why have you not tried it? If you have, why didn't it work? — Gareth Latty
– Gareth Latty, Commented May 30, 2012 at 16:54
os.path.isdir(full_path) will tell you if something is a directory. — Steven Rumbalski
– Steven Rumbalski, Commented May 30, 2012 at 17:15

Andrew Clark · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-30 17:52:38Z

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Take a look at os.walk(), it allows you to visit each directory and get a list of files and a list of sub directories for each directory that you visit.

Here is how you could only go down a single level:

for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
    # do whatever you want to with dirs and files
    if root != path:
        # one level down, modify dirs in place so we don't go any deeper
        del dirs[:]

edited May 30, 2012 at 17:52

answered May 30, 2012 at 16:54

Andrew Clark

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Steven Rumbalski Over a year ago

The OP seems to want to go only one level down.

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