How to make a list of the file in a dir with Python

Python 3: for the list of files in the current work directory

>>> import os
>>> for file in os.listdir():
...     print(file)

to include them in a list, just:

x = [f for f in os.listdir()]

If you want to have the list of a particular directory, not the directory where the terminal (or cmd) is:

>>> files = os.listdir('G:/python')
>>> for file in files:
        print(file)

>>> x = [f for f in os.listdir('G:/python')]

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Python 2 works differently...

>>> import os
>>> for f in os.listdir(os.getcwd):
...     print f

>>> # create a list
>>> x = [f for f in os.listdir(os.getcwd())] # the current dir

The code above will print all the files in the current directory The same here:

>>> import os
>>> for f in os.listdir('.'):
...     print f

>>> # create a list
>>> x = [f for f in os.listdir('.')] # the current dir

To go up in the directory tree, you got to code like this:

>>> for f in os.listdir(..):
...     print f


>>> # create a list
>>> x = [f for f in os.listdir('..')] # the precedent dir

and this...

>>> for f in os.listdir('/'):
...    print f

>>> # create a list
>>> x = [f for f in os.listdir('/')] # the root dir

... this will print all the files in the root directory

>>> x = [f for f in os.listdir('F:/python')] # a dir...