specify more than one pattern with glob - python

Asked Aug 21 '18 at 20:15

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Let's say I have files

bla_foo.txt
bla_Foo.txt
bla_bar.txt
xyz_Bar.txt
foo_bla.txt

is it possible to specify several patterns with glob? For example how can I select only *Foo.txt, *foo.txt, *bar.txt and *Bar.txt?

I know how to select only *Foo.txt and *foo.txt with glob('*[Ff]oo.txt'). But what if *bar.txt and *Bar.txt are also acceptable? Is this even possible with glob or will I have to create two globs

glob('*[Ff]oo.txt')
glob('*[Bb]ar.txt')

asked Aug 21 '18 at 20:15

HappyPy

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I'm assuming you're on a *nix based system? – user3483203 Aug 21 '18 at 20:18
@user3483203: Yes – HappyPy Aug 21 '18 at 20:19
glob doesnt support multiple pattern matching, you either grab everything and filter using regex, or perform two searches: see: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13031989/regular-expression-using-in-glob-glob-of-python – jhole89 Aug 21 '18 at 20:22

specify more than one pattern with glob - python

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