python search for file in directory 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 files in directory

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

Example 3: python get files in directory

from pathlib import Path
for txt_path in Path("/path/folder/directory").glob("*.txt"):
  print(txt_path)