what i am asking is how can i correct my if statement, essentially i have a file attachment called ‘fileName’ and i am trying to get the last 3 letters from that file to determine if that type of file is in my config (csv, txt).
valid_filename = myconfig file (csv, txt)
def load_file():
try:
# get file from read email and assign a directory path (attachments/file)
for fileName in os.listdir(config['files']['folder_path']):
# validate the file extension per config
# if valid_filename: else send email failure
valid_filename = config['valid_files']['valid']
if fileName[-3:].find(valid_filename):
file_path = os.path.join(config['files']['folder_path'], fileName)
# open file path and read it as csv file using csv.reader
with open(file_path, "r") as csv_file:
csvReader = csv.reader(csv_file, delimiter=',')
first_row = True
let me know if i can clarify anything better
>Solution :
find() method returns -1 if the string you’re searching for is not found. To check if the element exists in the string, check if find returns -1.