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Python os.listdir() Method


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Description:

This method returns a list containing the names of the entries in the directory given by path. The list is in arbitrary order. It does not include the special entries '.' and '..' even if they are present in the directory.

Syntax:

os.listdir(path)

Parameters:

Here is the detail of parameters:

  • path: This is the directory which needs to be explored.

Example:

#!/usr/bin/python

import os, sys

# Open a file
path = "/var/www/html/"
dirs = os.listdir( path )

# This would print all the files and directories
for file in dirs:
   print file

This would produce following result depending on the content in your directory:

test.htm
stamp
faq.htm
_vti_txt
robots.txt
itemlisting
resumelisting
writing_effective_resume.htm
advertisebusiness.htm
papers
resume


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