I want to compare a list of files with extension .rtf in my directory with a list of files at a given url and download the files at the url not found in my directory.
This is where I am at but cannot figure how to filter a list based on file extension.
import urllib
file_list = urllib.urlretrieve("http://www.tvn.com.au/tvnlive/v1/system/modules/org.tvn.website/resources/sectionaltimes/")
dir_list = urllib.urlretrieve("c:/MyPy/")
# create a list of files from url
url_files = []
url_files = file_list
# create a list of files from directory
dir_files = []
dir_files = dir_list
# compare lists - for *.rtf files url_files not in dir_files download
for url_files in dir_files.iteritems():
del url_files
# can't figure out how filter a list by file extension.
# download those rtf files not in dir_files to c:/MyPy