how to get a filename's extension

[SuperGh0d]

Hello all,

I am new to python and I am having some difficulty obtaining the
extension of a file. I was looking at the re.match module but I am
completely overwhelmed by regular expressions. Is there an easier way
to get the extension for a file name like:

this.is.my.file.avi

I would just like to pull out the 'avi'

your help is greatly appreciated! :)

[limodou]

On 3 Sep 2006 17:46:32 -0700, Su*******@gmail.com <Su*******@gmail.comwrote:

Hello all,

I am new to python and I am having some difficulty obtaining the
extension of a file. I was looking at the re.match module but I am
completely overwhelmed by regular expressions. Is there an easier way
to get the extension for a file name like:

this.is.my.file.avi

I would just like to pull out the 'avi'

your help is greatly appreciated! :)

>>import os
os.path.splitext('this.is.my.file.avi')

('this.is.my.file', '.avi')

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