Find a file recursively using python

Question

I have the below files located at some location in RHEL machine. temp_file2.txt temp_file3.txt

Looking for a python script to find above files recursively in all directories(I used a wild card, but it didn't work), and print a message if the file exists or not.

The below code snippet returns Nothing

import glob

for filename in glob.iglob('*/*.txt', recursive=True):
    print(filename)

It returns the file name if it exists only in the current working directory

import glob

for filename in glob.iglob('.txt', recursive=True):
    print(filename)

I think you need **, so glob.iglob('**/*.txt', recursive=True): — KevinO
– KevinO, Commented Nov 11, 2018 at 2:34
I have tried ** also, and I noticed it returns files in the current working directory only. — itgeek
– itgeek, Commented Nov 11, 2018 at 3:03

KevinO · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-11 03:43:25Z

1

This approach seems to have worked for me, using python3.6

import glob

for f in glob.iglob('./**/*.yml', recursive=True):
    print(f)

I was also able to use os.getcwd() + '/**/*.yml'. It appears there must be a directory definition at the start of the glob.

answered Nov 11, 2018 at 3:43

KevinO

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