Changing Directory in Python

Question

I have a folder which consists of 50+ other folders. I need os.chdir to check the first folder, take a step back, check folder #2, take a step back, check folder #3 and so on...

My code so far only checks the hard-coded folder but I don't know how to automate it so that it checks each folder in a sequence.

facility_types = ["4x Clinic", "4x Hospital", "4x Lab"]
for mnemonic in os.listdir():
 print (mnemonic)
 print (os.listdir(mnemonic))
 individual_facility = os.listdir(mnemonic)
 for facility in facility_types:
 if individual_facility not in os.listdir(mnemonic):
 os.chdir("C:/Users/mf050034/Desktop/test/Client 1")
 os.makedirs(facility)
 else: 
 print ("All Facility Types Already Exits.")
 continue
 for facility in facility_types:
 if individual_facility not in os.listdir(mnemonic):
 os.chdir(+ 1)
 os.makedirs(facility)
 else: 
 print ("All Facility Types Already Exits.")
 break

• Peter DeGlopper: I don't have the time/patience to work out a full example right now, but you might find docs.python.org/2/library/os.html#os.walk useful.
• tdelaney: What do you mean by "take a step back"? Do you want to keep checking parent folders up to the root of the drive?
• Oceans: @tdelaney check root --> go to level 1 --> check root --> check level 1. Automating that, I have os.chdir(+ 1), I tried os.chdir("..") neither worked

Answer 1

Looks like you're trying to look at each directory (facility) in the current directory and if it doesn't have an item from facility_types in it, create it as a directory.

import os
facility_types = ["4x Clinic", "4x Hospital", "4x Lab"]
for facility in os.listdir():
 for facility_type in facility_types:
 if facility_type not in os.listdir(facility):
 print("Adding Facility Type '{}' to {}".format(
 facility_type, facility))
 os.makedirs('{}/{}'.format(facility, facility_type))