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feat: file_matching_regex - Find matching files using re and fnmatch
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‎ebook/chapters/standard_lib_chapters/files.tex

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If using iterators, only the next line is loaded.
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\lstinputlisting[caption=read\_files\_using\_iterator.py]{../standard_lib/read_files_using_iterator.py}
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\subsection{File Matching Using \lstinline{fnmatch}}
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Matching certain strings is easy if you use Pythons built-in \lstinline{fnmatch} module.
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It even provides you functionality to translate the easy to use \lstinline{fnmatch} patterns into regular expressions.
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The following recipe shows you a sample usage filtering markdown files and \lstinline{git}-related files in your current working directory.
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\lstinputlisting[caption=file\_matching\_regex.py]{../standard_lib/file_matching_regex.py}

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‎standard_lib/README.md

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| disassemble_bytecode | Shows the bytecode representation of f-strings and str() conversion of integers |
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| drawing_turtle | Drawing a dragon symbol using Python's built-in turtle |
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| emulate_switch_case | Emulate switch-case-statements as they don't exist in Python |
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| file_matching_regex | Find matching files using `re` and `fnmatch` |
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| fill_zeros | Fill strings using leading zeros. |
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| flatten | Flatten a nested iterable |
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| function_arguments | Example on how to (not) use function arguments |

‎standard_lib/file_matching_regex.py

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import fnmatch
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import os
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import re
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reg = "({})|({})".format(fnmatch.translate("*.md"), fnmatch.translate("*.git*"))
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markdown_files = [f for f in os.listdir() if re.match(reg, f)]
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print(markdown_files)

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