pathlib_quickstart_directory_navigation_file_listing_path_properties.py

1from pathlib import Path
2
3# Listing subdirectories
4p = Path('.')
5[x for x in p.iterdir() if x.is_dir()]
6# [PosixPath('.hg'), PosixPath('docs'), PosixPath('dist'), ...]
7
8# Listing Python source files in this directory tree
9list(p.glob('**/*.py'))
10# [PosixPath('test_pathlib.py'), PosixPath('setup.py'), ...]
11
12# Navigating inside a directory tree
13p = Path('/etc')
14q = p / 'init.d' / 'reboot'
15q
16# PosixPath('/etc/init.d/reboot')
17q.resolve()
18# PosixPath('/etc/rc.d/init.d/halt')
19
20# Querying path properties
21q.exists()
22# True
23q.is_dir()
24# False
25
26# Opening a file
27with q.open() as f: f.readline()
28# '#! /bin/bash\n'