[Python-Dev] os.path.walk() lacks 'depth first' option

[Walter Dörwald]

Guido van Rossum wrote:

 >> I like the increased flexibility. But how about the following
 >> version?
 >
 >
 > I don't think there's any need for such increased flexibility.  Let's
 > stop while we're ahead.  Fixing the silent errors case is important
 > (see various posts here).  Your generalization is a YAGNI though.

True, getting a list of files in the current directory even works
with the current os.walk:

sum([[os.path.join(x[0], f) for f in x[2]] for x in os.walk(".")], [])

Bye,
    Walter Dörwald