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I want to do an os.path.join that contains a list in filenames because there are 3 files in that final folder. I want to only use the PST.shp

import os

fo = 

f = r'C:UsersuserDesktopfolderfolder1'

for dirpath,dirnames,filenames in os.walk(f):      

        print(filenames)

        #fo.append(os.path.join(dirpath,filenames))

gives:

['PST.dbf', 'PST.shp', 'PST.shx']



['PST.dbf', 'PST.shp', 'PST.shx']



['PST.dbf', 'PST.shp', 'PST.shx']



['PST.dbf', 'PST.shp', 'PST.shx']

How to filter so I use only the PST.shp full path in the list fo?

something like:

 fo = 

    f = r'C:UsersuserDesktopfolderfolder1'

    for dirpath,dirnames,filenames in os.walk(f):  

         if filenames not empty:    

            print(filenames)

            fo.append(os.path.join(dirpath,filenames[0][1]))

If you are sure that you will only use the script to process a PST shape, just follow @AbdulNiyasPM's advice and check and process the PST.shp file:

     ...

     if filenames not empty:    

        print(filenames)

        if 'PST.shp' in filenames:

            fo.append(os.path.join(dirpath, 'PST.shp'))

If you want to keep any shp file, you can simple test that pattern:

     ...

     if filenames not empty:    

        print(filenames)

        for name in filenames:

            if name.endswith('.shp'):

                fo.append(os.path.join(dirpath, name))

Beware: if you need to be able to support non case sensitive platforms like Windows (ie: if you want to accept file names like xx.Shp or yy.SHP) a simple str.endswith is not enough, and you should use fnmatch or at least a non case sensitive regex (thanks to Peter Wood for his remark).

Use endswith function to check for extensiton as follows,

for dirpath,dirnames,filenames in os.walk(f):  

   for f in filenames:

       if f.endswith('.shp'):

          fo.append(os.path.join(dirpath,f))