Python: find the most recently modified file matching a pattern
Whether it is the most recent log file, image, or report – sometimes you will need to find the most recently modified file in a directory. The example below finds the latest file in the “/tmp” directory. import os import glob # get list of files that matches pattern pattern=”/tmp/*” files = list(filter(os.path.isfile, glob.glob(pattern))) # … Python: find the most recently modified file matching a pattern