multiple patterns from single string

[Qazalbash]

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What kind of feature is this?

Data Loading & I/O

Other Feature Category

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Description

A better regex-based alternative to search global paths for files.

Motivation / Use Case

Currently, we are using glob.glob to search global paths for files, and an immediate shortcoming of this approach is that it cannot be used to search multiple patterns with a single string¹.

Contribution

• I am interested in submitting a Pull Request for this.

Footnotes

1. Search multiple patterns using glob only once ↩

[Qazalbash]

Reference implementation

import os
from pathlib import Path


# Your Bash-style path
raw_path = "$HOME/documents/reports/data.csv"

# 1. Expand environment variables (e.g., $HOME)
expanded_vars = os.path.expandvars(raw_path)

# 2. Convert to Path object and expand tilde (e.g., ~/)
final_path = Path(expanded_vars).expanduser()

print(final_path)


bash_path = "~/projects/$PROJECT_NAME/config.json"

# Expand the environment variables first
path_with_vars = os.path.expandvars(bash_path)

# Expand the tilde (~) to the user's home directory
full_path = os.path.expanduser(path_with_vars)

print(full_path)