How do you get the latest files in a folder?
I need to get the latest file in a folder using python When you're using a certain code
max(files, key = os.path.getctime)
I am getting the below error:
FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified: 'a'
Best Answer
Whatever is assigned to the files
variable is incorrect. Use the following code
import glob
import os
list_of_files = glob.glob('/path/to/folder/*') # * means all if need specific format then *.csv
latest_file = max(list_of_files, key=os.path.getctime)
print(latest_file)