How to get the latest file in a folder using python
<p>i need to get the latest file of a folder using python. While using the code:</p>

<pre><code>max(files, key = os.path.getctime)
</code></pre>

<p>I am getting the below error:  </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified: 'a'</p>
</blockquote>

<p>What ever assigned to your <code>files</code> variable is incorrect. Use the following code.</p>

<pre><code>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.getctime)
print latest_file
</code></pre>

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