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Yogendra Sharma
Yogendra Sharma

Reputation: 139

filter file name based on different extension patterns

I have a python application in which I have defined some tools with extensions.

extList = ["*pdf","*.cod","*log*","*.log.*"]

Now how to return files based on these extensions.

I used endWith() string method to match extension but it will not follow patterns.

extList = ["*pdf","*.cod","*log*","*.log.*"]

if os.path.isfile(unicode(path)):
    if unicode(path).endswith(tuple(extList)):
         print("match")

how to write regEx to match following patterns in single RegEx ? please suggest RegEx.

How to Write RegEx to Match File extension patterns like below:-

*.pdf
*.pdf*
*.pdf.*
*.pdf*.*

Upvotes: 0

Views: 140

Answers (1)

fferri
fferri

Reputation: 18940

What you want is fnmatch module instead of glob: Example:

import glob

extList = ["*pdf","*.cod","*log*","*.log.*"]
any(fnmatch.fnmatch(path, ext) for ext in extList)

Test:

>>> any(fnmatch.fnmatch(u'test.pdf', ext) for ext in extList)
True
>>> any(fnmatch.fnmatch(u'test.zip', ext) for ext in extList)
False

Upvotes: 1

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