This code snippet does the following: 1. **Imports the `os` module**:...
September 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This code snippet does the following:
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Imports the
os
module:
Theos
module is a standard library module in Python that provides functions to interact with the operating system. -
Accesses files in a directory:
os.listdir(data_directory)
retrieves a list of all entries (files and directories) in the directory specified bydata_directory
.- The list comprehension
[f for f in os.listdir(data_directory) if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(data_directory, f))]
filters this list to include only files:os.path.join(data_directory, f)
constructs the full path for each itemf
in the directory.os.path.isfile(...)
checks if the constructed path corresponds to a file. Only files are included in the resulting list.
-
Stores the filtered files in
file_list
:- The list
file_list
contains all files (not directories) in the specifieddata_directory
.
- The list
-
Prints the list of files:
print(file_list)
outputs the list of files to the console.
Explanation:
In summary, this code retrieves all file names (excluding directories) in a specified directory (data_directory
) and prints them.
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