I am using os.walk to identify paths in a generic source directory (SRC) that contain any strings in my_list: And let’s say that print(source_path) gives the following: My goal is to shutil.move my source_path’s, but since, for example, moving /User/dir_1/bird_files/ and then trying to move /User/…
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How to loop over sub-directories within a root directory using os.walk()?
I have a root directory termed “2013” with some subdirectories as follows: what I intend to do is to use os.walk() to go through the innermost sub-directories (i.e., ANAR) and create a similar folder within them if it does not exist already. Here is my code: but I encounter the following error (cr…
print/list only 5 entries from OS.Walk in python
My Goal – To list only 5 entries when using OS walk. So far I have only been able to get a list of everything that I find using OS.Walk or only list one entry. (By using the return function) My code: import os import subprocess The Results: If there is any way to only show 5 instead of the
Check the presence of files within directory
under “mypath” i have one folder and under this folder i have files and i want to check the existance of files under this folder, but in my example below it checks only the directory where is the folder (where there is no files) , So any idea? Answer You need to check the right directory: Like @td…
How to modify specific line in sql file?
I am trying to modify a line in sql file in a directory. Currently have written the code which navigates to files directory according to user input . each sql file in that dir has these 2 lines: I am trying to do is loop through all files and I want to change-set every-time the script runs. so those 2
os.walk without digging into directories below
How do I limit os.walk to only return files in the directory I provide it? Answer Use the walklevel function. It works just like os.walk, but you can pass it a level parameter that indicates how deep the recursion will go.