python get list of files in directory with extension code example

Example 1: how to search for a specific file extension with python

import glob, os
os.chdir("/mydir")
for file in glob.glob("*.txt"):
    print(file)

Example 2: python get list of files in path

from os import listdir
from os.path import isfile, join
onlyfiles = [f for f in listdir(mypath) if isfile(join(mypath, f))]

Example 3: get list of files in directory python

import os
path = '/folder1/folder2/'
files = os.listdir(path)