This code snippet does the following: 1. **Imports the `os` module**:...

September 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM

import os file_list = [f for f in os.listdir(data_directory) if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(data_directory, f))] print(file_list)

This code snippet does the following:

  1. Imports the os module:
    The os module is a standard library module in Python that provides functions to interact with the operating system.

  2. Accesses files in a directory:

    • os.listdir(data_directory) retrieves a list of all entries (files and directories) in the directory specified by data_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 item f in the directory.
      • os.path.isfile(...) checks if the constructed path corresponds to a file. Only files are included in the resulting list.
  3. Stores the filtered files in file_list:

    • The list file_list contains all files (not directories) in the specified data_directory.
  4. 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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