Running a folder/directory as a whole in Python

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Can I run a Python folder or directory as a whole to execute all the .py files in it?
Edit: I'm using Windows Powershell.

You mean to run all `.py` scripts in specific folder? one by one? — Andersson, Jul 06 '15 at 07:25
If you can use bash, you could try something like `ls *.py | while read line ; do python $line ; done` — Igor, Jul 06 '15 at 07:27

score 7 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:26

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For bash, This was already answered at Run all Python files in a directory

You can run:

for f in *.py; do python "$f"; done

If you're on Powershell, You can use:

Get-Childitem -Path c:\path\to\scripts -Filter *.py | % {python $_.FullName}

EDIT: Like Duncan said, This is a shorter solution on Powershell:

ls C:\path\to\scripts\*.py | %{ python $_.Fullname}

edited May 23 '17 at 10:26

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answered Jul 06 '15 at 07:28

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I did see that question, however I'm using Windows Powershell. – always_confused Jul 06 '15 at 07:31
@always_confused, please mention that you're on Powershell/cmd in the question or add it as a tag. – Alok Mysore Jul 06 '15 at 07:32
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If writing a script I'd write `Get-ChildItem` out in full, but if this is being done interactively it's much shorter just to do `ls *.py | % { python $_.FullName }` – Duncan Jul 06 '15 at 07:58

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 06 '15 at 07:39

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Try this:

import os
path = 'path\\to\\your\\directory\\'
files = os.listdir (path)
for i in files:
    if i.endswith('.py'):
        os.system("python "+path+i)

answered Jul 06 '15 at 07:39

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 06 '15 at 08:47

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In Powershell you can use:

Get-Childitem -Path c:\to\folder\ -Filter *.py | % {& $_.FullName}

answered Jul 06 '15 at 08:47

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Running a folder/directory as a whole in Python

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