[ Azure blob: upload directory content using a loop in Python ]

I would like to use a loop for uploading some files to a blob container. i.e.files xaa,xab,xac

I have tried the following loop but no success

import string    
for i in string.lowercase[0:2]:
        block_blob_service.create_blob_from_path(
            'my_container',
            'xa%s' % i,
            '/pathtomylocalfile/xa%s' % i)

while this works

block_blob_service.create_blob_from_path(
            'my_container',
            'xaa',
            '/pathtomylocalfile/xaa')

Answer 1

Otherwise, you can try to use format function to format your string:

...
    block_blob_service.create_blob_from_path(
            'my_container',
            'xa{}'.format(i),
            '/pathtomylocalfile/xa{}'.format(i))

Answer 2

Strange that seems to work as an alternative

from os import listdir
from os.path import isfile, join
onlyfiles = [f for f in listdir('/mylocaldirectory/') if isfile(join('/mylocaldirectory/', f))]

for i in onlyfiles:
    block_blob_service.create_blob_from_path(
        'mycontainer',
        '%s' % i,
        '/mylocaldirectory/%s' % i)