Open and Read : Multiple xml files from the Folder python

Question

I have stored about 150+ XML files in one folder. I want to open and read those XML files from that folder (about 150+ XML files); after that, I do the next analysis. What do I need to change in the below code to open/read the multiple XML files from that folder?

from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import lxml
import pandas as pd 

infile = open("F:\\itprocess\\xmltest.xml","r")
contents = infile.read()

You can use os.listdir() or glob.glob() to find all names in a directory. — AKX
– AKX, Commented Sep 9, 2018 at 18:57
You can literally Google for "stackoverflow glob.glob" to find this. stackoverflow.com/questions/3964681/… — AKX
– AKX, Commented Sep 9, 2018 at 19:09

teoman · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-09 19:04:49Z

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os module's listdir() function is a good way to use while reading multiple files.

from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import lxml
import pandas as pd 
import os    

d = os.listdir()
for file in d:
    infile = open(file,"r")
    contents = infile.read()

Of course here I am assuming you only have your XML files in your current directory.

answered Sep 9, 2018 at 19:04

teoman

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