glob

Stdlib — OS/FilePython 2.0+Beginner

Unix-style pathname pattern expansion (wildcards like *.txt)

Quick Info

Documentation: Official Docs
Python Version: 2.0+
Dependencies: None — Python Standard Library
Install: Included with Python

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python

# glob - file pattern matching
print("glob finds files matching patterns:")
print("  glob.glob('*.py')")
print("  glob.glob('**/*.txt', recursive=True)")

import fnmatch
print(fnmatch.fnmatch("hello.py", "*.py"))
print(fnmatch.fnmatch("test.txt", "*.py"))