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Python Python for File Systems Navigation Dir Contents

Jim Haff
Jim Haff
5,246 Points
Posted by Jim Haff
Jim Haff
5,246 Points

Got `True` for a non-existent path - in python file system My code is the following, I am not able to break it

My code is the following, I haven't been able to break it like tree house says it is

import os import pathlib def dir_contains(directory, list_of_file_names):

files_in_direcotry = list(os.scandir(directory))

nf = [x for x in files_in_direcotry if x.name in list_of_file_names] if len(nf) > 0: print(nf, 'are the matching files in this directory') return True else: print('False') return False

contents.py 
import os
import pathlib
def dir_contains(directory, list_of_file_names):

  files_in_direcotry = list(os.scandir(directory))

  nf = [x for x in files_in_direcotry if x.name in list_of_file_names]
  if len(nf) > 0:
    print(nf, 'are the matching files in this directory')
    return True
  else:
    print('False')
    return False