[Tutor] Getting "file sizes"

[Joshua Banks]

On Wednesday 18 February 2004 01:22 pm, you wrote:
> Ah, a Gentoo fan.  *grin*

Yes, I luv Gentoo... :P

> Ah, you know about os.path.getsize() already then.  getsize() is
> actually more versatile than you might think: have you tried applying
> it on an individual file path?

Yes, I can get the file size of an individual file by specifying the 
complete path. But if I have a directory with 60 files then I would 
have to manually put the path in for each file in that directory that I 
wish to know the size of.

Example: The following gives me a list of the files in the directory 
specified below. There's a total of 12 files listed for examples sake.

>>> os.listdir('/var/log/portage')
['1782-openmotif-2.1.30-r3.log', '1781-iptables-1.2.8-r1.log', 
'1756-slocate-2.7-r5.log', '1763-xloadimage-4.1-
r1.log', '1773-iproute-20010824-r4.log', 
'1757-gentoo-sources-2.4.22-r5.log', '1788-tcl-8.3.4.log', '1797-libpe
rl-5.8.0.log', '1769-python-2.3.3.log', '1776-xfree-drm-4.3.0-r6.log', 
'1806-ymessenger-1.0.4.1.log', '1766-win
e-20031118-r1.log']

I also understand that I can do the following 12 times, specifying a 
different file each time and get the "file size answers that I'm 
looking for. So I understand how to do this the HardWay.


>>> os.path.getsize('/var/log/portage/1782-openmotif-2.1.30-r3.log')
39L

What I don't understand is how to get Python to use the "getsize()" 
function for each file that the "os.listdir('/var/log/portage')" 
function lists. 

I've read and read and read. I don't understand, what seems, would be a 
simple task. Having to manually input each file, one at a time seems 
backwards to the progamming moto. Do more with less so to say.

I'm I not making any sense? Any idea's on how I can get this to work?

Thanks,
Joshua Banks