Python to get path of folder that endswith today's date

Question

There are a lot of subdirectories in a directory. Every Subdirectory name ends with a date. I want to to open a subdirectory that ends with today's Date.

Here is my code so far. But it is not Working.

import datetime
now = datetime.datetime.now()
currentdate = now.strftime("%d")
currentmonth = now.strftime("%B")
print(currentdate)
print(currentmonth)


path = 'C:\\Users\\Mondoc\\Desktop\\SweetMemories'

for folder in path:
    if folder.endswith(currentdate):
        pathtofolder = folder
import subprocess
subprocess.Popen('C:\\Users\\Mondoc\\Desktop\\SweetMemories'+pathtofolder)

My code is not working

Hint: [pathlib](https://docs.python.org/3/library/pathlib.html) is a great tool when dealing with paths and filenames in Python. — FObersteiner, Jun 05 '22 at 07:59

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 05 '22 at 05:27

0

You are iterating a string actually. Is this what you want?

import os

# for folder in path:
#    if folder.endswith(currentdate):
for name in os.listdir(path):
    if os.path.isdir(name) and name.endswith(...):
        ...

answered Jun 05 '22 at 05:27

yhgu2000

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Not Working. It is taking recently created Folder. Let's say today's date is 6th. i have folders:- jun3, jun8, jun6, jun10, feb. Feb is the recently created folder. it is taking the recently created folder – Noob-Programmer Jun 06 '22 at 07:29
It is also taking recently renamed folder – Noob-Programmer Jun 06 '22 at 07:30

Python to get path of folder that endswith today's date

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