Python: A valid filename

Python Programming Puzzles: Exercise-59 with Solution

Validate Filenames

A valid filename should end in .txt, .exe, .jpg, .png, or .dll, and should have at most three digits, no additional periods. Write a Python program to create a list of True/False that determine whether candidate filename is valid or not.

Input:
['abc.txt', 'windows.dll', 'tiger.png', 'rose.jpg', 'test.py', 'win32.exe']

Output:
['Yes', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'No', 'Yes']

Input:
['.txt', 'windows.exe', 'tiger.jpeg', 'rose.c', 'test.java']

Output:
['No', 'Yes', 'No', 'No', 'No']

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Sample Solution-1:

Python Code:

# Define a function named 'test' that takes a list of file names as input
def test(file_names):
    # Use a list comprehension to iterate over each file name in the input list
    return ["Yes" if
            # Check conditions for a valid file name:
            # - The file extension is one of ['txt', 'png', 'dll', 'exe', 'jpg']
            # - The first character of the file name is alphabetic
            # - The number of digits in the file name is less than 4
            f.split(".")[1:] in [['txt'], ['png'], ['dll'], ['exe'], ['jpg']] and f[0].isalpha() and sum(c.isdigit() for c in f) < 4
            # Return "Yes" if all conditions are met, otherwise "No"
            else "No"
            # Iterate over each file name 'f' in the input list
            for f in file_names]

# Set a list of file names
file_names = ['abc.txt', 'windows.dll', 'tiger.png', 'rose.jpg', 'test.py', 'win32.exe']
# Print a message indicating the original list of files
print("Original list of files:")
# Print the original list of file names
print(file_names)
# Print a message indicating valid filenames and use the 'test' function to determine validity
print("Valid filenames:")
# Print the result of the 'test' function applied to the file names
print(test(file_names))

# Set another list of file names
file_names = ['.txt', 'windows.exe', 'tiger.jpeg', 'rose.c', 'test.java']
# Print a message indicating the original list of files
print("\nOriginal list of files:")
# Print the original list of file names
print(file_names)
# Print a message indicating valid filenames and use the 'test' function to determine validity
print("Valid filenames:")
# Print the result of the 'test' function applied to the file names
print(test(file_names))

Sample Output:

Original list of files:
['abc.txt', 'windows.dll', 'tiger.png', 'rose.jpg', 'test.py', 'win32.exe']
Valid filenames:
['Yes', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'No', 'Yes']

Original list of files:
['.txt', 'windows.exe', 'tiger.jpeg', 'rose.c', 'test.java']
Valid filenames:
['No', 'Yes', 'No', 'No', 'No']

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Sample Solution-2:

Python Code:

# Define a function named 'test' that takes a list of file names as input
def test(file_names):
    # Initialize an empty list to store the validity status of each file name
    valids = []
    
    # Iterate over each file name in the input list using a for loop
    for sat in file_names:
        # Count the number of digits in the current file name
        n_digits = sum(c.isdigit() for c in sat)
        
        # Check conditions for a valid file name:
        # - The file extension is one of ['txt', 'dll', 'exe']
        # - The first character of the file name is alphabetic
        # - The number of digits in the file name is less than or equal to 3
        if sat.split(".")[1:] not in [['txt'], ['dll'], ['exe']] or not sat[0].isalpha() or n_digits > 3:
            # Append "No" to the 'valids' list if the conditions are not met
            valids.append("No")
        else:
            # Append "Yes" to the 'valids' list if all conditions are met
            valids.append("Yes")
    
    # Return the list of validity statuses
    return valids

# Set a list of file names
file_names = ['abc.txt', 'windows.dll', 'tiger.png', 'rose.jpg', 'test.py', 'win32.exe']
# Print a message indicating the original list of files
print("Original list of files:")
# Print the original list of file names
print(file_names)
# Print a message indicating valid filenames and use the 'test' function to determine validity
print("Valid filenames:")
# Print the result of the 'test' function applied to the file names
print(test(file_names))

# Set another list of file names
file_names = ['.txt', 'windows.exe', 'tiger.jpeg', 'rose.c', 'test.java']
# Print a message indicating the original list of files
print("\nOriginal list of files:")
# Print the original list of file names
print(file_names)
# Print a message indicating valid filenames and use the 'test' function to determine validity
print("Valid filenames:")
# Print the result of the 'test' function applied to the file names
print(test(file_names))

Sample Output:

Original list of files:
['abc.txt', 'windows.dll', 'tiger.png', 'rose.jpg', 'test.py', 'win32.exe']
Valid filenames:
['Yes', 'Yes', 'No', 'No', 'No', 'Yes']

Original list of files:
['.txt', 'windows.exe', 'tiger.jpeg', 'rose.c', 'test.java']
Valid filenames:
['No', 'Yes', 'No', 'No', 'No']

Flowchart:

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