Check if a directory contains a file with a given extension

Question

I need to check the current directory and see if a file with an extension exists. My setup will (usually) only have one file with this extension. I need to check if that fil

Answer 1

You should use the glob module to look for exactly the files that you're interested in:

import glob

fileList = glob.glob("*.true")
for trueFile in fileList:
    doSomethingWithFile(trueFile)