pathspec_gitignore_pattern_matching_file_filter.py

1import pathspec
2
3# The patterns to match (e.g., from a .gitignore file)
4patterns = [
5    '*.pyc',
6    '__pycache__/',
7    'temp/',
8]
9
10# Compile the patterns into a PathSpec object
11spec = pathspec.PathSpec.from_lines('gitwildmatch', patterns)
12
13# A list of file paths to filter
14files = [
15    'main.py',
16    'main.pyc',
17    'utils/__pycache__/utils.pyc',
18    'docs/setup.md',
19    'temp/data.txt',
20]
21
22# Filter the files
23matches = spec.match_tree(files)
24# Or to get the files that DO NOT match (useful for inclusion)
25included_files = [f for f in files if not spec.match_file(f)]
26
27print("Matches:", list(matches))
28print("Included:", included_files)