Get the paths of file in python

Question

I have a file named 'my_file.txt'. How can I get the exact paths of the file existence in Python?

Expected output as a list, ['C:/sample_folder/my_file.txt', 'C:/another_folder/test_folder/my_file.txt']

Do you have a reference to the file already? Or are you searching the current directory you're in? — Trey Hunner, Feb 03 '17 at 04:40
Possible duplicate of [How to get an absolute file path in Python](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/51520/how-to-get-an-absolute-file-path-in-python) — Andrew Henle, Feb 03 '17 at 16:05

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 03 '17 at 15:54

You can use os.walk.

import os
for root, dirs, files in os.walk('/'):
    for name in files:
        if name == 'README.md':
            path = os.path.join(root, name)
            print(path)

There's also glob:

import glob
for path in glob.iglob('/**/README.md', recursive=True):
    print(path)

And there's also pathlib, an object-oriented interface to many existing functions:

from pathlib import Path
for path in Path('C:/').glob('**/*.txt'):
    print(path)

Get the paths of file in python

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