import pickle
import os
List = []
for fileName in os.listdir ( '/test/' ):
    Directory = fileName
    List.append(Directory)
    print Directory
List.sort()
print List
ListLength = len(List) - 1
x=0
y=5
while y <> 2:
    while x < ListLength:
        b = List[x]
        c = List[x + 1]
        backward1 = List[x - 1]
        d = b[:y]
        e = c[:y]
        backward2 = backward1[:y]
        f = str(d)
        g = str(e)
        backward3 = str(backward2)
        if f==g:
            print "Yes, truncated variables:",f,"and",g
            print "Match",b,"and",c
        else:
            print "No"
            print b,"and",c,"no match"
            print "truncated variables:",f,"and",g
            if f==backward3:
                print "But the last two matched"
                print "truncated variables:",f,"and",g
                print b,"and",backward1
            else:
                print "The last two did not match"
        print y
        x = x + 1
    y = y - 1

#<aum> lines 3-8 could shorten to:
#<aum> List = os.listdir("/test")
#<aum> List.sort()