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diff --git a/Doc/library/glob.rst b/Doc/library/glob.rst index abcbf380d9..50f38a4d36 100644 --- a/Doc/library/glob.rst +++ b/Doc/library/glob.rst @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ For example, ``'[?]'`` matches the character ``'?'``. The :mod:`pathlib` module offers high-level path objects. -.. function:: glob(pathname) +.. function:: glob(pathname, *, recursive=False) Return a possibly-empty list of path names that match *pathname*, which must be a string containing a path specification. *pathname* can be either absolute @@ -37,8 +37,19 @@ For example, ``'[?]'`` matches the character ``'?'``. :file:`../../Tools/\*/\*.gif`), and can contain shell-style wildcards. Broken symlinks are included in the results (as in the shell). + If *recursive* is true, the pattern "``**``" will match any files and zero or + more directories and subdirectories. If the pattern is followed by a + ``os.sep``, only directories and subdirectories match. -.. function:: iglob(pathname) + .. note:: + Using the "``**``" pattern in large directory trees may consume + an inordinate amount of time. + + .. versionchanged:: 3.5 + Support for recursive globs using "``**``". + + +.. function:: iglob(pathname, recursive=False) Return an :term:`iterator` which yields the same values as :func:`glob` without actually storing them all simultaneously. @@ -55,8 +66,9 @@ For example, ``'[?]'`` matches the character ``'?'``. .. versionadded:: 3.4 -For example, consider a directory containing only the following files: -:file:`1.gif`, :file:`2.txt`, and :file:`card.gif`. :func:`glob` will produce +For example, consider a directory containing the following files: +:file:`1.gif`, :file:`2.txt`, :file:`card.gif` and a subdirectory :file:`sub` +which contains only the file :file:`3.txt`. :func:`glob` will produce the following results. Notice how any leading components of the path are preserved. :: @@ -67,6 +79,10 @@ preserved. :: ['1.gif', 'card.gif'] >>> glob.glob('?.gif') ['1.gif'] + >>> glob.glob('**/*.txt', recursive=True) + ['2.txt', 'sub/3.txt'] + >>> glob.glob('./**/', recursive=True) + ['./', './sub/'] If the directory contains files starting with ``.`` they won't be matched by default. For example, consider a directory containing :file:`card.gif` and |