Summary
Returns a list of files in the current workspace.
Discussion
The workspace environment must be set before using several of the list functions, including ListDatasets, ListFeatureClasses, ListFiles, ListRasters, ListTables, and ListWorkspaces.
Syntax
ListFiles ({wild_card})
Parameter | Explanation | Data Type | ||||||
wild_card | Limits the results returned. If a value is not specified, all values are returned. The wildcard is not case sensitive.
| String |
Data Type | Explanation |
String | A list of files. |
Code sample
Copy a list of CSV files to dBASE format.
import os
import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = "c:/temp"
# Copy each file with a .csv extension to a dBASE file
for csv_file in arcpy.ListFiles("*.csv"):
# Use splitext to set the output table name
dbase_file = os.path.splitext(csv_file)[0] + ".dbf"
arcpy.CopyRows_management(csv_file, dbase_file)