Find any of a list of possibilities.

datakortet · Apr 21, 2017 · eb7c2e8 · eb7c2e8
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commit eb7c2e8
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 4 deletions.
diff --git a/dkfileutils/pfind.py b/dkfileutils/pfind.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 import sys
 
 
-def pfind(path, fname):
-    """Find fname in the closest ancestor directory.
+def pfind(path, *fnames):
+    """Find the first fname in the closest ancestor directory.
        For the purposes of this function, we are our own closest ancestor.
     """
 
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ def parents():
             yield parent
 
     for d in parents():
-        if fname in os.listdir(d):
-            return os.path.join(d, fname)
+        curdirlist = os.listdir(d)
+        for fname in fnames:
+            if fname in curdirlist:
+                return os.path.join(d, fname)
 
     return None