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Create a Local Search Engine to Instantly Find Files on Your Computer in Python

Build a local file search engine in Python that indexes files by name, extension, and glob pattern for instant retrieval.

file search indexing os.walk
Python
import os
import sys
import time
from pathlib import Path
import fnmatch

class LocalSearchEngine:
    def __init__(self, root_directory="."):
        self.root_directory = Path(root_directory)
        self.file_index = {}
        
    def build_index(self):
        """Build a complete index of files in the root direc…
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