Convert GNU find command to Python function

Question

I want to convert this GNU command into a python function:

find folder/ 2>/dev/null > file.txt

The find will list all files and folders from the directory recursively and write them to a file.

What I have now in Python is:

import os
project="/folder/path"
i=0
for (project, dirs, files) in os.walk(project):
   print project
   print files
   i += 1

But now I am trying to make the output exactly as find does.

Have you read about os.walk yet? After reading that, please update your question to be specific. This is not "write code for me.com" — S.Lott
– S.Lott, Commented May 19, 2010 at 10:04

Messa · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-15 11:39:49Z

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import os
path = "folder"
for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(path):
    print(dirpath)
    for filename in filenames:
        print(os.path.join(dirpath, filename))

Instead of print you can write to file.

edited Sep 15, 2018 at 11:39

answered May 19, 2010 at 10:40

Messa

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2 Comments

Dragos Over a year ago

Thank you, this is the correct solution. I was using print project if len(files) > 0: print files i += 1 but it wasnt joining them. Thank you.

Dragos Over a year ago

One more thing please, some files are not r-x by everyone or other errors while reading, how can I prevent in Python their inclusion ? (2>/dev/null from find)

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