How can I list the contents of a directory in Python?

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00:00 How Can I List The Contents Of A Directory In Python?
00:11 Answer 1 Score 19
00:18 Accepted Answer Score 349
00:25 Answer 3 Score 15
00:50 Answer 4 Score 80
01:18 Thank you

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 349

import os
os.listdir("path") # returns list

ANSWER 2

Score 80

One way:

import os
os.listdir("/home/username/www/")

Another way:

glob.glob("/home/username/www/*")

Examples found here.

The glob.glob method above will not list hidden files.

Since I originally answered this question years ago, pathlib has been added to Python. My preferred way to list a directory now usually involves the iterdir method on Path objects:

from pathlib import Path
print(*Path("/home/username/www/").iterdir(), sep="\n")

ANSWER 3

Score 19

glob.glob or os.listdir will do it.

ANSWER 4

Score 15

The os module handles all that stuff.

os.listdir(path)

Return a list containing the names of the entries in the directory given by path. The list is in arbitrary order. It does not include the special entries '.' and '..' even if they are present in the directory.

Availability: Unix, Windows.