How can I use pathlib for advanced file operations in Python?

How can I use pathlib for advanced file operations in Python?

You can use pathlib to perform various advanced file operations like searching for files, manipulating paths, and more. What specific operation are you interested in?

I want to search for all .txt files in a directory and its subdirectories.

You can use the rglob method from pathlib. Here's an example:

from pathlib import Path

path = Path('your_directory')
for txt_file in path.rglob('*.txt'):
    print(txt_file)

This will print all .txt files in the specified directory and its subdirectories.

How can I read the contents of those .txt files?

You can read the contents using the read_text() method. Here's how:

for txt_file in path.rglob('*.txt'):
    content = txt_file.read_text()
    print(content)

This will read and print the contents of each .txt file.

Can I also write to those files?

Yes, you can write to a file using the write_text() method. For example:

for txt_file in path.rglob('*.txt'):
    txt_file.write_text('New content')

This will overwrite the content of each .txt file with 'New content'.