[Tutor] os.path.walk vs unix find command

[Angela Yang]

Hi Python gurus:



Is os.popen("find") faster or slower than os.path.walk to find file pattern in the

directory tree?  I thought os.path.walk would be faster than unix find, but that doesn't

seem to be the case?



What is the fastest way in python to search for a file with a given pattern in a directory

tree?



Here's the code using os.path.walk:

 

def find_src_mk_file(walk_lst_result, dirname, fnames):

 

    x = len(dirname)

    if (dirname[x-4:x] == "/src"):

        result = glob.glob(os.path.join(dirname, "src.mk"))

        if result:

            walk_lst_result.append(result[0])

def is_makefile_outofdate():

    <code>

            walk_lst_result = []

           
os.path.walk( component_dir, find_src_mk_file, walk_lst_result )

   

            # check each src.mk and remove from lst

            for sub_file_src_mk in walk_lst_result:

    <code>



Anything wrong with this code?  Please advise.



Thanks.

Angela






      
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