Exclude folders when using find

Question

I'd like to find all the ".py" file using command:

find / -iregex ".*\.py"

However, it also list '.py` file from the python package such as django.

How could I exclude specified folders in 'grep' command?

Answer 1

You can use the -path option to exclude certain directory paths in your search:

find / -iregex ".*\.py" ! -path "/your/django/directory"

And you can chain this multiple times if you want to exclude multiple directories:

find / -iregex ".*\.py" ! -path "/your/django/directory" ! -path "/another/dir"

Answer 2

You can use "grep -v" to invert the selection.

find / -iregex ".*\.py" | grep -v django