checking if there is a folder with a name that start with a specific string

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00:00 Checking If There Is A Folder With A Name That Start With A Specific String
00:51 Accepted Answer Score 16
01:06 Answer 2 Score 7
01:21 Answer 3 Score 6
01:25 Thank you

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 16

You could do the following:

import os
if any(x.startswith('runner') for x in os.listdir('/path/to/runners')):
    print "At least one entry begins with 'runner'"

That uses the helpful any function and a generator expression.

ANSWER 2

Score 7

Mark Longair's answer is quite fine, and an (equivalent) alternative for this kind of expression is to use glob:

import glob
if glob.glob('/path/to/runners/runner*'):
    print "At least one entry begins with 'runner'"

ANSWER 3

Score 6

import glob

if glob.glob('/path/to/runners/runner*'):
    print 'condition satisfied'