list all the file names in a folder python code example
Example 1: python list files in current directory
import os
files = os.listdir('.')
print(files)
for file in files:
# do something
Example 2: python get all file names in directory
import glob
print(glob.glob("/home/adam/*.txt"))
Example 3: get the names of all files in a folder
In MS Windows it works like this:
1. Hold the "Shift" key, right-click the folder containing the files and select "Open Command Window Here."
2. Type "dir /b > filenames.txt" (without quotation marks) in the Command Window. Press "Enter."
3. Inside the folder there should now be a file filenames.txt containing names of all the files etc. inside this folder.
4. Copy and paste this file list into your Word document.