exclude binary files from os.walk

[Bengt Richter]

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:25:09 -0500, "Dan Perl" <danperl at rogers.com> wrote:

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>"rbt" <rbt at athop1.ath.vt.edu> wrote in message 
>news:ct94j7$15a$1 at solaris.cc.vt.edu...
>> Is there an easy way to exclude binary files (I'm working on Windows XP) 
>> from the file list returned by os.walk()?
>>
>> Also, when reading files and you're unsure as to whether or not they are 
>> ascii or binary, I've always thought it safer to 'rb' on the read, is this 
>> correct... and if so, what's the reasoning behind this? Again all of this 
>> pertains to files on Windows XP and Python 2.4
>
>Please clarify: is your question about identifying binary (non-ascii) files 
>or about using os.walk? 
>
>
I have a feeling it's about walking directories and identifying which files
to should be "cooked" (to normalize line endings when opened and read).

Regards,
Bengt Richter