{"categories":[{"label":"Application Frameworks","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-application-frameworks/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Specifies which files an application should scan by handling file-matching patterns and directory traversal, removing the need to manually construct file lists.","skillfed_tags":["file-scanning","pattern-matching","utilities"],"use_cases":["Build tools that need to identify which source files to process based on patterns","Linters and formatters that must discover target files across directory structures","Test runners that need to locate test files matching specific naming conventions","Documentation generators that must find markdown or source files to include","File processing pipelines that require flexible file selection without hardcoding paths"],"what_it_does":"application_file_scanner is a file-matching library that abstracts the complexity of specifying which files an application should process. Born from the PyMarkdown project's need for robust file selection, it handles pattern matching and directory traversal so you don't have to manually construct file lists or write custom scanning logic.\n\nThe package depends on typing-extensions and py-walk for its core functionality. It targets Python 3.10 and later, supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, and is actively maintained. The library is positioned as thoroughly tested and designed for ease of use, with documented examples showing both basic and advanced usage patterns.","worth_installing":"Yes. The package has low install friction, active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and a permissive MIT license. It solves a real problem\u2014file selection and scanning\u2014that most applications need to handle. Install it if your application needs to discover or filter files based on patterns rather than hardcoded paths."},"id":"application-file-scanner","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/application-file-scanner","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/application-file-scanner.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/application-file-scanner/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-01-19","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"application-file-scanner","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"A small package to deal with the headaches of scanning for files for an application to execute on."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":1343545,"position":4026,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.6.4"}