Answers for "python read the last file only in the directory"

get last file in directory python

import glob
import os

list_of_files = glob.glob('/path/to/folder/*') # * means all if need specific format then *.csv
latest_file = max(list_of_files, key=os.path.getmtime)
print(latest_file)

get lastest files from directory python

import glob
import os

list_of_files = glob.glob('/path/to/folder/*') # * means all if need specific format then *.csv
latest_file = max(list_of_files, key=os.path.getmtime)
print(latest_file)