citlaly wrote: > Hi!! > I'm a beginner in python and I'm trying to use the files from a > "folder" as a list. What I want to do is read each one as a list, but > just the name of the file, the data inside doesn't matter. How can I do > it? I was trying using a list, but I don't know how "convert" the > elements (files) to a list that I can read and manipulate... > > Thanks in advance for your help!! > C:\Steve\wordpress>dir Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is 9CA8-2A02
Directory of C:\Steve\wordpress 08/15/2005 12:02 AM <DIR> . 08/15/2005 12:02 AM <DIR> .. 02/13/2005 04:38 PM 95 index.php 04/01/2003 10:12 AM 15,127 license.txt 05/27/2005 01:51 PM 8,781 readme.html 08/15/2005 12:02 AM <DIR> wp-admin 05/09/2005 07:11 AM 1,972 wp-atom.php 05/13/2005 05:07 PM 8,641 wp-blog-header.php 05/03/2005 03:31 AM 2,365 wp-comments-post.php 08/14/2005 02:21 PM 3,369 wp-commentsrss2.php 02/21/2005 02:38 AM 840 wp-config-sample.php 08/15/2005 12:02 AM <DIR> wp-content 03/29/2005 11:05 AM 762 wp-feed.php 08/15/2005 12:02 AM <DIR> wp-images 08/15/2005 12:02 AM <DIR> wp-includes 03/22/2005 05:56 PM 2,319 wp-links-opml.php 06/26/2005 12:27 PM 9,864 wp-login.php 02/01/2005 09:21 AM 5,591 wp-mail.php 03/13/2005 12:36 PM 299 wp-pass.php 02/21/2005 12:19 AM 2,346 wp-rdf.php 04/18/2005 11:35 PM 6,525 wp-register.php 02/21/2005 12:19 AM 1,345 wp-rss.php 02/24/2005 02:29 PM 2,100 wp-rss2.php 08/14/2005 11:57 PM 5,840 wp-settings.php 04/20/2005 06:06 PM 3,069 wp-trackback.php 02/14/2005 12:36 AM 1,922 wp.php 08/14/2005 02:06 PM 38,304 xmlrpc.php 21 File(s) 121,476 bytes 6 Dir(s) 15,239,180,288 bytes free C:\Steve\wordpress>python Python 2.4.2 (#67, Sep 28 2005, 12:41:11) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. Started with C:/Steve/.pythonrc >>> import glob >>> glob.glob("*") ['index.php', 'license.txt', 'readme.html', 'wp-admin', 'wp-atom.php', 'wp-blog-header.php', 'wp-comments-post.php', 'wp-commentsrss2.php', 'wp-config-sample.php', 'wp-content', 'wp-feed.php', 'wp-images', 'wp-includes', 'wp-links-opml.php', 'wp-login.php', 'wp-mail.php', 'wp-pass.php', 'wp-rdf.php', 'wp-register.php', 'wp-rss.php', 'wp-rss2.php', 'wp-settings.php', 'wp-trackback.php', 'wp.php', 'xmlrpc.php'] There are os.path functions that will tell you whether a particular file name (fn) is a directory or a plain file. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://holdenweb.blogspot.com Recent Ramblings http://del.icio.us/steve.holden -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list