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winnydejong/list files based on filetype.py

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Python function to list all files with a certain extension
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list files based on filetype.py
# function that lists files based on filetype
def listFiles(dr, ext):
return glob(path.join(dr,"*.{}".format(ext)))
# example of function: when you want to list all pdfs in working dir
pdfs = listFiles('','pdf')
# example of function: when you want to list all txts in home dir
txts = listFiles('/Users/Name','txt')
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