Executing all files inside a folder in Python

I have 20 Python files which is stored inside a directory in ubuntu 14.04 like 1.py, 2.py, 3.py , 4.py soon

i have execute these files by "python 1.py", "python 2.py" soon for 20 times.

is their a way to execute all python files inside a folder by single command ?

4 Answers
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find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*.py" -exec python3 {} ;


This will eventually recurse in subdirectories, which might not be what the OP wants.
– bruno desthuilliers
Jun 29 at 11:23

Added maxdepth 1
– RedEyed
Jun 29 at 11:28

maxdepth 1

use python instead python3 for less than Python 2.7
– Praveen Reddy
16 hours ago

@RedEyed: Thanks so much
– Praveen Reddy
16 hours ago

for F in $(/bin/ls *.py); do ./$F; done


You can use any bash construct directly from the command line, like this for loop. I also force /bin/ls to make sure to bypass any alias you might have set.

/bin/ls

Use a loop inside the folder:

#!/bin/bash
for script in $(ls); do
python $script
done


You can try with the library glob.

First install the glob lybrary.

Then import it:

import glob


Then use a for loop to iterate through all files:

for fileName in glob.glob('*.py'):
#do something, for example var1 = filename


The * is used to open them all.

More information here: https://docs.python.org/2/library/glob.html

It's not a single command
– RedEyed
Jun 29 at 10:46

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