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Python: removing multiple values from a list where using filters is more awkward
import fnmatch

excluded = ['*.py', '*.py~']

fileNames = []

for fileName in os.listdir('.'):
    fileNames.append(fileName)
    print fileNames

for p in excluded:
    if fnmatch.fnmatch(fileName, p):
        fileNames.remove(fileName)
        print fileNames

filtered = [x for x in os.listdir('.') if not any(fnmatch.fnmatch(x, p) for p in excluded)]

filtered = [x for x in os.listdir('.') if not re.search(r'.py~?$', x)]

excluded = ('.py', '.py~')
filtered = [x for x in os.listdir('.') if not x.endswith(excluded)]

for p in excluded:
    fileNames = [filename for filename in fileNames if not fnmatch.fnmatch(filename, p)]

fileNames = [filename for filename in fileNames if not any(fnmatch.fnmatch(filename, p) for p in excluded)]

fileNames = [filename for filename in os.listdir() if not any(fnmatch.fnmatch(filename, p) for p in excluded)]

def includefilename(fileName):
    for ex in excluded:
        if fnmatch.fnmatch(fileName, ex):
            return False
    return True

fileNames = [fileName for fileName in fileNames if includefilename(fileName)]