python noob, multiple file i/o

[Jon Clements]

On 16 Mar, 09:02, "Jon Clements" <jon... at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 16 Mar, 03:56, "hiro" <Nun... at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Hi there,
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> > I'm very new to python, the problem I need to solve is whats the "best/
> > simplest/cleanest" way to read in multiple files (ascii), do stuff to
> > them, and write them out(ascii).
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> > --
> > import os
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> > filePath = ('O:/spam/eggs/')
> > for file in os.listdir(filePath):   #straight from docs
> >     # iterate the function through all the files in the directory
> >     # write results to separate files  <- this is where I'm mostly
> > stuck.
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> > --
> > For clarity's sake, the file naming conventions for the files I'm
> > reading from are file.1.txt -> file.nth.txt
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> > It's been a long day, i'm at my wits end, so I apologize in advance if
> > I'm not making much sense here.
> > syntax would also be great if you can share some recipes.
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> I'd try the glob module.
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> [code]
> import glob
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> # Get a list of filenames matching wildcard criteria
> # (note that path is relative to working directory of program)
> matching_file_list = glob.glob('O:/spam/eggs/*.txt')
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> # For each file that matches, open it and process it in some way...
> for filename in matching_file_list:
>     infile = file(filename)
>     outfile = file(filename + '.out','w')
>     # Process the input file line by line...
>     for line in infile:
>         pass # Do something more useful here, change line and write to
> outfile?
>     # Be explicit with file closures
>     outfile.close()
>     infile.close()
> [/code]
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> Of course, you can change the wild card criteria in the glob
> statement, and also then filter further using regular expressions to
> choose only files matching more specific criteria. This should be
> enough to get you started though.
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> hth
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Okies; postcoding before finishing your early morning coffee is not
the greatest of ideas!

I forgot to mention that glob will return pathnames as well. You'll
need to check that os.path.isfile(filename) returns True before
processing it...

Jon.