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user2215228
user2215228

Reputation: 29

sort files according to name in python

I have a few files stored in my directory according to their dates such as 

01mar13
09mar13
20feb13
27jan13

my problem is I want to sort them such that its arranged as 

27jan13
20feb13
01mar13
09mar13

I have a feeling it should be very simple. Would appreciate if someone could point me to the right direction of solving my problem.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 136

Answers (1)

eumiro
eumiro

Reputation: 213115

from datetime import datetime
import glob

sorted(glob.glob('*'), key=lambda x: datetime.strptime(x, '%d%b%y'))

returns a list of filenames sorted chronologically (centuries ignored). And yes, storing files in YYYYMMDD format is a good solution.

Upvotes: 3

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