iterate files in a directory python code example

Example 1: iterate through all files in directory python

import os
directory = 'the/directory/you/want/to/use'

for filename in os.listdir(directory):
    if filename.endswith(".txt"):
      #do smth
      continue
    else:
    continue

Example 2: python loop through files in directory recursively

import os
rootdir = './path/to/files/'

for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(rootdir):
    for file in files:
        print os.path.join(subdir, file)