Python glob but against a list of strings rather than the filesystem

Question

I want to be able to match a pattern in glob format to a list of strings, rather than to actual files in the filesystem. Is there any way to do this, or convert a glob

Answer 1

An extension to @Veedrac PurePath.match answer that can be applied to a lists of strings:

# Python 3.4+
from pathlib import Path

path_list = ["foo/bar.txt", "spam/bar.txt", "foo/eggs.txt"]
# convert string to pathlib.PosixPath / .WindowsPath, then apply PurePath.match to list
print([p for p in path_list if Path(p).match("ba*")])  # "*ba*" also works
# output: ['foo/bar.txt', 'spam/bar.txt']

print([p for p in path_list if Path(p).match("*o/ba*")])
# output: ['foo/bar.txt']

It is preferable to use pathlib.Path() over pathlib.PurePath(), because then you don't have to worry about the underlying filesystem.