You can do most system type stuff in Python and it makes it much easier.
import glob
jpgList = glob.glob("*.jpg") # the glob allows you to use wild cards in the
search
jpgCount = len(jpgList)
This gives you a list of all files that end in .jpg. You can then do a
len(jpgList) to get the number of files
John
glob seems to be a good idea, but is there a way to do it case-insensitively, i.e., .jpg and .JPG?
it may be slower than glob, but i'm finding myself thinking more like...
len([i for i in os.listdir('tmp') if i.lower().endswith('.jpg')])
now, anyone with a solution for .jpg, .JPG, .jpeg, *and* .JPEG?
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