find files using python

Published: 16 September 2023
on channel: Analyst's Corner
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This Python script is designed to search for a specific file within a directory and its subdirectories up to a specified number of levels above the current working directory. Initially, it captures the current working directory and defines the file name to search for. It then initializes a list to store the search results and sets the number of directory levels to traverse upwards.

The script moves up the directory tree by updating the current path to its parent directory, stopping once it reaches the topmost directory or after traversing the specified number of levels. Once the starting directory is determined, it uses the `os.walk` function to traverse through the directory tree, searching for files that match the specified name. Any matching files found during this traversal are stored in the list. Finally, the script prints the list of found files.


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