How to open and read an unknown extension file

[varnikat t]

Hey,
Thanks for the help.it detects now using glob.glob("*.*.txt")
Can u suggest how to open and read file this way?

*if glob.glob("*.*.txt"):
            file=open(glob.glob("*.*.txt"))

            self.text_view.get_buffer().set_text(file.read())
        else:
            file=open(glob.glob("*.*.html"))

            self.text_view.get_buffer().set_text(file.read())
*

This gives error!!


On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Kushal Kumaran <
kushal.kumaran+python at gmail.com <kushal.kumaran%2Bpython at gmail.com>> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 9:00 PM, varnikat t <varnikat22 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I am trying to do this
> > if os.path.exists("*.*.txt"):
> >             file=open("*.*.txt")
> >             self.text_view.get_buffer().set_text(file.read())
> > else:
> >             file=open("*.*.html")
> >             self.text_view.get_buffer().set_text(file.read())
> >
> > It gives error *.*.txt not existing....There are two files in the folder
> > testing.pnm.txt
> > and testing.pnm.html
> > How to make it open any name and extension file and read it?
> >
>
> os.path.exists does not do pattern matching like that.  Take a look at
> the glob module.
>
> --
> regards,
> kushal
>



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Varnika Tewari



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