Read all files in a folder and also the filenames in python?

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How to read all files and also the filenames? I am using MAC so is there any there a different way to give path on MAC in Python?

Macs are just POSIX systems, same as Linux. There is no different way of handling paths for OS X. What have you tried yourself so far? Have you seen `os.listdir()` yet? — Martijn Pieters, Dec 07 '13 at 23:44
import glob path = '/folder/' files=glob.glob(path) cnt=0 for htmlfile in files: f=open(htmlfile).read() print cnt f.readlines() cnt=cnt+1 f.close() — user2793286, Dec 07 '13 at 23:51

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 07 '13 at 23:52

Maybe something like this? Or os.listdir() is simpler if you don't need recursion.

Even on Windows, Python abstracts away the differences between operating systems if you use it well.

#!/usr/local/cpython-3.3/bin/python

import os

def main():
    for root, dirs, files in os.walk('/home/dstromberg/src/outside-questions'):
        for directory in dirs:
            print('directory', os.path.join(root, directory))
        for file_ in files:
            print('file', os.path.join(root, file_))

main()

See http://docs.python.org/3/library/os.html for more info.

Read all files in a folder and also the filenames in python?

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