search folder for python files 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: how to search a file in windows 10 using python

import os

def find_files(filename, search_path):
   result = []

# Wlaking top-down from the root
   for root, dir, files in os.walk(search_path):
      if filename in files:
         result.append(os.path.join(root, filename))
   return result

print(find_files("smpl.htm","D:"))