> As my first Python script, I am trying to make a program that recurses > a directory searching for files whose names match a pattern. I have a > basic idea of what the regexp would look like
You probably don't need regexp for this, just use the fnmatch module http://docs.python.org/lib/module-fnmatch.html There's a great recipe in the Python Cookbook 2ed for just what you're trying to do. In fact, I believe there's a recipe in there for just about anything anybody (at the beginner or intermediate level) wants to do with Python. The recipe, with some other unrelated problems: http://tinyurl.com/nvmzg Amazon Python Cookbook link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0596007973/inscape-20 good luck rick -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
