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Created August 23, 2013 09:42
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Go through every file and subdirectory in a directory tree
import os
for dirname, dirnames, filenames in os.walk('.'):
# print path to all subdirectories first.
for subdirname in dirnames:
print os.path.join(dirname, subdirname)
# print path to all filenames.
for filename in filenames:
print os.path.join(dirname, filename)
# Advanced usage:
# editing the 'dirnames' list will stop os.walk() from recursing into there.
if '.git' in dirnames:
# don't go into any .git directories.
dirnames.remove('.git')
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