loop through all folders in 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 all folders and subfolders

directory = "c:\\folder\\you\\want\\to\\work_on"

for root, subdirectories, files in os.walk(directory):
    for subdirectory in subdirectories:
        print(os.path.join(root, subdirectory))
    for file in files:
        print(os.path.join(root, file))