import glob, os, sys root = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "train2017" patts = ("*.jpg","*.jpeg","*.png") files = [] for p in patts: files.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(root, p))) print(f"Root: {root}") print(f"Found: {len(files)} images") for f in sorted(files)[:5]: print(" -", f)