find files in folder python 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: get files in directory python

import os
files_and_directories = os.listdir("path/to/directory")

Example 3: list of files in python

import os
def fn():       # 1.Get file names from directory
    file_list=os.listdir(r"C:\Users")
    print (file_list)

 #2.To rename files
fn()

Example 4: python get files in directory

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