trouble with os.path.exists() and wildcards

Jeremy Fincher tweedgeezer at hotmail.com
Mon Nov 17 10:17:09 EST 2003


Erik Max Francis <max at alcyone.com> wrote in message news:<3FB8A5B8.3D359C27 at alcyone.com>...
> Fernando Rodriguez wrote:
> 
> > How can I check for the xistence of any file that matches a wildcard?
> > 
> > For example: ppis-*.iss
> > 
> > os.path.exists() doesn't expand the wildcard...
> 
> Use glob.glob and then os.path.exists in a loop.

Wouldn't the glob.glob only return files that actually exist?

Jeremy




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