Find files using Unix-like pattern:
#!/usr/bin/env python import glob, os YEAR = "2019" def main(): files = glob.glob( 'Meeting%s*.tex' % YEAR) files.sort(key=os.path.getmtime) for f in files: os.system( "cat %s >> Meetings%s.tex" % (f, YEAR)) return if __name__ == "__main__": main()