How do I get number of files in a particular directory.

2010-08-13 Thread blur959
Hi, all, Is there a way to get a number of files in a particular directory? I tried using os.walk, os.listdir but they are return me with a list, tuple of the files, etc. But I want it to return a number. Is it possible? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: How do I get number of files in a particular directory.

2010-08-13 Thread blur959
Hi, I tried that, but it doesn't seem to work. My file directory has many different files extensions, and I want it to return me a number based on the number of files with similar files extensions. But when I tried running it, I get many weird numbers. Below is my code i had so far and the result.

Re: How do I get number of files in a particular directory.

2010-08-13 Thread blur959
On Aug 13, 6:09 pm, Peter Otten __pete...@web.de wrote: blur959 wrote: Hi, I tried that, but it doesn't seem to work. My file directory has many different files extensions, and I want it to return me a number based on the number of files with similar files extensions. But when I tried

Re: How do I get number of files in a particular directory.

2010-08-13 Thread blur959
Hi all, I got a problem with my script. Everything looks good so far but for some reason my os.rename isn't working. Can anyone tell me why? Hope you guys could help. Thanks. import os import glob directory = raw_input(directory? ) ext = raw_input(file extension? ) r = raw_input(replace name)

Renaming OS files by file type in python

2010-08-12 Thread blur959
Hi all, I am creating a program that renames all files of the similar file type. But i am stuck at this part. I tried running this code and I got this error:new_name = os.rename(path, newpath) WindowsError: [Error 183] Cannot create a file when that file already exists. Hope you guys could

simple renaming files program

2010-08-09 Thread blur959
Hi, all, I am working on a simple program that renames files based on the directory the user gives, the names the user searched and the names the user want to replace. However, I encounter some problems. When I try running the script, when it gets to the os.rename part, there will be an error. The

Re: simple renaming files program

2010-08-09 Thread blur959
On Aug 9, 6:01 pm, Chris Rebert c...@rebertia.com wrote: On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 2:44 AM, blur959 blur...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi, all, I am working on a simple program that renames files based on the directory the user gives, the names the user searched and the names the user want to replace

Creating a custom UI inside Maya with python

2010-08-09 Thread blur959
Hi, all, I wonder if my post is relevant here, but i will still post it anyway. I am working on creating a custom UI inside Maya and I encountered some problems. Firstly, I am trying to create a textfield button that creates a locator-shaped curve based on the coordinates the user keyed into the

Renaming of files in OS directory

2010-08-08 Thread blur959
Hi, all, I am writing a program that renames files inside OS directories the user provides. I am at the early stage of writing it and I encountered some problems. Below is my code. There is an error i received when i run this code. The error is, WindowsError: [Error 123] The filename, directory

Re: Renaming of files in OS directory

2010-08-08 Thread blur959
On Aug 8, 4:15 pm, Chris Rebert c...@rebertia.com wrote: On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 1:02 AM, blur959 blur...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi, all, I am writing a program that renames files inside OS directories the user provides. I am at the early stage of writing it and I encountered some problems

Re: Renaming of files in OS directory

2010-08-08 Thread blur959
On Aug 8, 6:05 pm, Thomas Jollans tho...@jollans.com wrote: On 08/08/2010 10:35 AM, blur959 wrote: On Aug 8, 4:15 pm, Chris Rebert c...@rebertia.com wrote: On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 1:02 AM, blur959 blur...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi, all, I am writing a program that renames files inside OS

Re: Renaming of files in OS directory

2010-08-08 Thread blur959
On Aug 8, 7:45 pm, Thomas Jollans tho...@jollans.com wrote: On 08/08/2010 12:23 PM, blur959 wrote: On Aug 8, 6:05 pm, Thomas Jollans tho...@jollans.com wrote: On 08/08/2010 10:35 AM, blur959 wrote: On Aug 8, 4:15 pm, Chris Rebert c...@rebertia.com wrote: On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 1:02 AM

Re: Renaming of files in OS directory

2010-08-08 Thread blur959
On Aug 8, 9:13 pm, Thomas Jollans tho...@jollans.com wrote: On 08/08/2010 02:35 PM, blur959 wrote: Sorry, This is my first time using the os commands in python, Ok, firstly, I entered C:\ inside raw_input and stored it inside fileroot. When i print repr(fileroot), my result was 'C