How to get a list of all files in directory using python.

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I am using the python plugin for notepad ++ and need to be able to get a printout of all the files in a directory. Basically I need to run something like dir in command prompt.

Is there any way to do this?

If by "a printout", you mean something formatted, and with a bunch of additional columns, etc., just like dir, then you'll need to use os.stat on each one and format the columns yourself—or, of course, you can use subprocess.check_output to just run the command prompt's dir command. — abarnert
– abarnert, Commented Jul 23, 2014 at 23:34

Greg Hewgill · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-23 23:33:05Z

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You can use the os.listdir() function to get a list of the files in a directory.

answered Jul 23, 2014 at 23:33

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:29:52Z

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So, here's how to put all the files in a directory and in all its sub-directories in a list, print out the list.

Note: How to 'walk' was found here:

concatenate the directory and file name

# Task: Get a printout of all the files in a directory.

import os

# The directory that we are interested in
myPath = "/users/george/documents/"

# All the file paths will be stored in this list
filesList= []

for path, subdirs, files in os.walk(myPath):
    for name in files:
        filesList.append(os.path.join(path, name))

for i in filesList:
    print (str(i))

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:29

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answered Jul 8, 2015 at 21:20

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