python get last modified file in directory code example

Example 1: python get newest file in directory

import glob
import os

list_of_files = glob.glob('/path/to/folder/*') # * means all if need specific format then *.csv
latest_file = max(list_of_files, key=os.path.getctime)
print(latest_file)

Example 2: python get last modification time of file

import os
time = os.path.getmtime("file.txt")

print(time) # 1600113737.82