To glob multiple file types, you need to call glob() function several times in a loop. Since this function returns a list, you need to concatenate the lists.
For instance, this function do the job:
import glob
import os
def glob_filetypes(root_dir, *patterns):
return [path
for pattern in patterns
for path in glob.glob(os.path.join(root_dir, pattern))]
Simple usage:
project_dir = "path/to/project/dir"
for path in sorted(glob_filetypes(project_dir, '*.txt', '*.mdown', '*.markdown')):
print(path)
You can also use glob.iglob() to have an iterator:
Return an iterator which yields the same values as glob() without actually storing them all simultaneously.
def iglob_filetypes(root_dir, *patterns):
return (path
for pattern in patterns
for path in glob.iglob(os.path.join(root_dir, pattern)))