How to Get a List of All Files in a Directory With Python

Listing All Files in a Directory With Python

Alexandra Davis
Alexandra Davis 9 Lessons 28m intermediate
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Getting a list of all the files and folders in a directory is a natural first step for many file-related operations in Python. When looking into it, though, you may be surprised to find various ways to go about it.

When you’re faced with many ways of doing something, it can be a good indication that there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to your problems. Most likely, every solution will have its own advantages and trade-offs. This is the case when it comes to getting a list of the contents of a directory in Python.

In this video course, you’ll be focusing on the most general-purpose techniques in the pathlib module to list items in a directory, but you’ll also learn a bit about some alternative tools.

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Listing All Files in a Directory With Python

9 Lessons 28m

  1. 1. Listing All Files in a Directory With Python (Overview)01:16
  2. 2. Getting a List of All Files and Folders in a Directory04:17
  3. 3. Getting Only Files With Loops and Conditionals03:42
  4. 4. Listing Recursively With .rglob()03:20
  5. 5. Using-Python-Glob-Patterns02:37
  6. 6. Listing Conditionally Using .glob()04:42
  7. 7. Listing Conditionally Using .rglob()02:52
  8. 8. Matching Advanced Patterns With the Glob Methods04:38
  9. 9. Listing All Files in a Directory With Python (Summary)01:00
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About Alexandra Davis

Alexandra is an avid Pythonista and course instructor at Real Python based in Arizona. She is a software engineer with a passion for full stack web development and Python.

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