How to select specific filenames nested within several folders?

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How to select specific filenames nested within several folders?

I have hundreds of shapefiles that are stored in separate folders, which are nested within several other folders. Among the shapefiles I only need the ones that are named 'POINT*.shp' How do I get these specific shapefiles so I can then add fields, calculate fields, etc.? If there is a better option than os.walk, please tell. I'm only beginning to learn python, so this is very new to me. Thanks!

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