comparison of search techniques

file_scan.py

import os
from glob import glob
from pathlib import Path
import time

start_path = Path(os.path.expanduser("~"))

"""Glob."""
def list_comp_and_glob():
    return [i for i in glob(str(start_path) + '/**/*.mkv', recursive=True)]

"""pathlib.Path + glob."""
def path_lib():
    _files = []
    pathlist = Path(str(start_path)).glob('**/*.mkv')
    for path in pathlist:
        path = str(path)
        _files.append(path)
    return _files

"""standard os.walk; quite quick."""
def os_walk():
    _files = []
    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(str(start_path)):
        for file in files:
            if file.endswith(('.mkv', '.avi')) and not file.endswith(('.sample.mkv', '.sample.avi')):
                _files.append(os.path.join(root, file))
    return _files


""""fn.match + os.walk"""
import fnmatch

def find_files(dir, pattern, pattern_two):
    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(start_path):
        for basename in files:
            if fnmatch.fnmatch(basename, pattern) or fnmatch.fnmatch(basename, pattern_two):
                filename = os.path.join(root, basename)
                yield filename

def fn_match_walk():   
    _files = []
    for filename in find_files(start_path, '*.mkv', '*.avi'):
        _files.append(filename)
    return _files