# tf.compat.v1.gfile.ListDirectory

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Returns a list of entries contained within a directory.

    tf.compat.v1.gfile.ListDirectory(
        dirname
    )

The list is in arbitrary order. It does not contain the special entries "."
and "..".

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| ## Args ||
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| `dirname` | string, path to a directory |

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| ## Returns ||
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| \[filename1, filename2, ... filenameN\] as strings ||

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| ## Raises ||
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| errors.NotFoundError if directory doesn't exist ||

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