Code works in current dir only?

[Paxton Sanders]

Does anyone know why the following code successfully labels (with [f|d|?])
entries in the current directory, but not in any other
directory? (All other directories' entries print [?].)

I'm using Python 2.5.1 on Cygwin.

Thanks!

import os

# collect all files and their paths
def collectinfo(path):
files = os.listdir(path)
files.sort()
for n in files:
if os.path.isdir(n):
print "[d]", n
elif os.path.isfile(n):
print "[f]", n
else:
print "[?]", n

# this works
if __name__ == "__main__":
collectinfo(".")

# this does not work, always labels with [?]
#if __name__ == "__main__":
# collectinfo("/")

 

[Dieter Deyke]

Does anyone know why the following code successfully labels (with [f|d|?])
entries in the current directory, but not in any other
directory? (All other directories' entries print [?].)

I'm using Python 2.5.1 on Cygwin.

Thanks!

import os

# collect all files and their paths
def collectinfo(path):
files = os.listdir(path)
files.sort()
for n in files:

n = os.path.join(path, n) ### <== you need this

if os.path.isdir(n):
print "[d]", n
elif os.path.isfile(n):
print "[f]", n
else:
print "[?]", n

# this works
if __name__ == "__main__":
collectinfo(".")

# this does not work, always labels with [?]
#if __name__ == "__main__":
# collectinfo("/")

 

[Paxton Sanders]

Does anyone know why the following code successfully labels (with

[f|d|?]) entries in the current directory, but not in any other
directory? (All other directories' entries print [?].)

n = os.path.join(path, n) ### <== you need this

Oops, there it is: my stupidity on display forever.

Thanks for the catch!