read list of dirnames and search for filenames

[fscked]

I cannot seem to get this to work. I am hyst trying to read in a list
of paths and see if the directory or any sub has a filename pattern.
Here is the code:

import os, sys
from path import path

myfile = open("boxids.tx t", "r")
for line in myfile.readline s():
d = path(line)
for f in d.walkfiles('*C onfig*.xml'):
print f

And here is my error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "Untitled.p y", line 21, in ?
for f in d.walkfiles('*C onfig*.xml'):
File "C:\Python24\Li b\site-packages\path.p y", line 460, in walkfiles
childList = self.listdir()
File "C:\Python24\Li b\site-packages\path.p y", line 328, in listdir
names = os.listdir(self )
WindowsError: [Errno 3] The system cannot find the path specified: u'X:
\\Instructions\ \97544546294\n/*.*'

What I don't get is if I just print the path it prints correctly, but
it keeps adding double "\"s to it.

I tried changing the backslashies to forward slashies and I get :
WindowsError: [Errno 3] The system cannot find the path specified:
u'X:/Instructions/97544546294\n/*.*'

help?

[Rob Wolfe]

fscked <fs*********@gm ail.comwrites:

I cannot seem to get this to work. I am hyst trying to read in a list
of paths and see if the directory or any sub has a filename pattern.
Here is the code:

import os, sys
from path import path

myfile = open("boxids.tx t", "r")
for line in myfile.readline s():

Instead of this:

d = path(line)

try this:

d = path(line.strip ())

``readlines`` doesn't remove trailing newline characters from string

for f in d.walkfiles('*C onfig*.xml'):
print f

And here is my error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "Untitled.p y", line 21, in ?
for f in d.walkfiles('*C onfig*.xml'):
File "C:\Python24\Li b\site-packages\path.p y", line 460, in walkfiles
childList = self.listdir()
File "C:\Python24\Li b\site-packages\path.p y", line 328, in listdir
names = os.listdir(self )
WindowsError: [Errno 3] The system cannot find the path specified: u'X:
\\Instructions\ \97544546294\n/*.*'

--
HTH,
Rob

[Rob Wolfe]

Rob Wolfe <[e-mail] ites:

fscked <fs*********@gm ail.comwrites:

>I cannot seem to get this to work. I am hyst trying to read in a list
of paths and see if the directory or any sub has a filename pattern.
Here is the code:

import os, sys
from path import path

myfile = open("boxids.tx t", "r")
for line in myfile.readline s():

And you don't need to use ``readlines`` at all.
This is enough:

for line in myfile:

--
HTH,
Rob

[fscked]

On May 1, 2:36 pm, Rob Wolfe <[e-mail] wrote:

Rob Wolfe <[e-mail] writes:

fscked <fsckedag...@gm ail.comwrites:

I cannot seem to get this to work. I am hyst trying to read in a list
of paths and see if the directory or any sub has a filename pattern.
Here is the code:

import os, sys
from path import path

myfile = open("boxids.tx t", "r")
for line in myfile.readline s():

And you don't need to use ``readlines`` at all.
This is enough:

for line in myfile:

--
HTH,
Rob

Worked well, thanks!