\item[glob]

--- Unix shell style pathname pattern expansion.

\section{Standard Module \sectcode{glob}}

\stmodindex{glob}

\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module glob)}

The \code{glob} module finds all the pathnames matching a specified

pattern according to the rules used by the \UNIX{} shell. No tilde

expansion is done, but \verb\*\, \verb\?\, and character ranges

expressed with \verb\[]\ will be correctly matched. This is done by

using the \code{os.listdir()} and \code{fnmatch.fnmatch()} functions

in concert, and not by actually invoking a subshell. (For tilde and

shell variable expansion, use \code{os.path.expanduser(}) and

\code{os.path.expandvars()}.)

\begin{funcdesc}{glob}{pathname}

Returns a possibly-empty list of path names that match \var{pathname},

which must be a string containing a path specification.

\var{pathname} can be either absolute (like

\file{/usr/src/Python1.4/Makefile}) or relative (like

\file{../../Tools/*.gif}), and can contain shell-style wildcards.

\end{funcdesc}

For example, consider a directory containing only the following files:

\file{1.gif}, \file{2.txt}, and \file{card.gif}. \code{glob.glob()}

will produce the following results. Notice how any leading components

of the path are preserved.

\begin{verbatim}

\end{verbatim}

\item[glob]

--- Unix shell style pathname pattern expansion.

\section{Standard Module \sectcode{glob}}

\stmodindex{glob}

\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module glob)}

The \code{glob} module finds all the pathnames matching a specified

pattern according to the rules used by the \UNIX{} shell. No tilde

expansion is done, but \verb\*\, \verb\?\, and character ranges

expressed with \verb\[]\ will be correctly matched. This is done by

using the \code{os.listdir()} and \code{fnmatch.fnmatch()} functions

in concert, and not by actually invoking a subshell. (For tilde and

shell variable expansion, use \code{os.path.expanduser(}) and

\code{os.path.expandvars()}.)

\begin{funcdesc}{glob}{pathname}

Returns a possibly-empty list of path names that match \var{pathname},

which must be a string containing a path specification.

\var{pathname} can be either absolute (like

\file{/usr/src/Python1.4/Makefile}) or relative (like

\file{../../Tools/*.gif}), and can contain shell-style wildcards.

\end{funcdesc}

For example, consider a directory containing only the following files:

\file{1.gif}, \file{2.txt}, and \file{card.gif}. \code{glob.glob()}

will produce the following results. Notice how any leading components

of the path are preserved.

\begin{verbatim}

\end{verbatim}