filesearch.py

# Copyright (C) 2019 Cancer Care Associates

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from glob import glob


def wildcard_file_resolution(glob_search_string):
    filepaths = glob(glob_search_string)
    if len(filepaths) < 1:
        raise FileNotFoundError("No file found that matches the provided path")

    if len(filepaths) > 1:
        raise TypeError("More than one file found that matches the search string")

    found_filepath = filepaths[0]

    return found_filepath