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RubenGeert
RubenGeert

Reputation: 2952

Should glob.glob(...) be preferred over os.listdir(...) or the other way around?

If I'd like to create a list of all .xls files, I usually use

rdir=r"d:\temp"
flist=[os.path.join(rdir,fil) for fil in os.listdir(rdir) if fil.endswith(".xls")]
print flist

However, I recently saw an alternative to this, which is

rdir=r"d:\temp"
import glob
flist=glob.glob(os.path.join(rdir,"*.xls"))
print flist

Which of these two methods is to be preferred and why? Or are they considered equally (un)sound?

Upvotes: 16

Views: 18752

Answers (2)

Balthazar Rouberol
Balthazar Rouberol

Reputation: 7180

I'd personally go with glob.glob, as it's clearer. However, as it's a wrapper around listdir, they both get the job done.

Upvotes: 6

abbot
abbot

Reputation: 27880

Both are fine. Also consider os.path.walk if you actually want to do something with that list (rather then building the list for its own sake).

Upvotes: 9

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