Python fnmatch script to find files of a particular type
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Python fnmatch script to find files of a particular type


In Python you can use the fnmatch module to search file names in a given directory.

1. Begin by importing the fnmatch module and the os module.

2. Enter the path of the directory you need to search, and the pattern of the file type you're searching for:

3. Then enter the below script. OS.walk will generate a list of file names by going through a directory.


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