On Feb 2, 12:17 pm, Chris Rebert <c...@rebertia.com> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Eric <eric.sh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is my first post, so please advise if I'm not using proper > > etiquette. I've actually searched around a bit and while I think I can > > do this, I can't think of a clean elegant way. I'm pretty new to > > Python, but from what I've learned so far is that there is almost > > always an easier way. > > > I have to parse several log files. I've already written a working > > parser. The log files are simple text files that when they get to a > > certain size are renamed to append a number. So, you might end up > > with: > > > filename.log.2 > > filename.log.1 > > filename.log > > > The higher the number, the older the file. I want to search for all > > the files in a directory with "filename.log" as part of their name. > > Then I can do one of two things. First I could combine them so that > > the resulting file ends up with the oldest on top and newest on the > > bottom. Otherwise, I could just iterate over the multiple files within > > my parser. > > > I don't need working code (that makes things too easy), just clear > > suggestions to a Python newcomer to speed me on my way. > > For listing the filenames, you'll want to use > os.listdir:http://docs.python.org/library/os.html#os.listdir > > or possibly the `glob` module depending on your > needs:http://docs.python.org/library/glob.html > > Cheers, > Chris > > -- > Follow the path of the Iguana...http://rebertia.com
That wasn't too hard at all. I even found the construct: logfile = [elem for elem in files if elem.find(ln) >= 0] For my own interest, is there an easy way once I have the file names to create a single concatenated file? Thanks, Eric -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
