pydit.wrangling.file_utils.get_latest_modif_file_from_dir

pydit.wrangling.file_utils.get_latest_modif_file_from_dir(folder_path, pattern='*')

Returns the latest file from a folder, based on last modified date

Uses Pathlib to search recursively and to get the last modified date using the stat() method

Parameters:

• folder_path (str) – The folder path to search

• pattern (str, optional) – The pattern to search for, by default “*”

Returns:

• latest_file (pathlib.Path) – The latest file found

• latest_file_md (datetime.datetime) – The last modified date of the latest file as a bonus