Can I search through 'oldfiles' with a specific name or extension?

Question

I use the oldfiles and browse oldfiles commands all the time. I find them extremely useful, because it's easier to hit my leader mapping, scan through the files really quickly, and hit

q<number><enter>

rather than typing out a really long directory path to a specific file. (Especially since sometimes I don't remember which directory it's in)

However, there's only one downside. Since I use vim so frequently, sometimes the file I'm looking for is dozens and dozens of rows down, so it takes a really long time to find. Is there any way I could filter the list of files given by oldfiles to show only a certain extension?

For example, a command like:

browse oldfiles *.py

that shows a list of .py files I've recently opened, prompts for a number, and then opens that file.

If there's no way to do this, are there plugins with similar functionality?

Answer 1

Assuming you have Vim 8 you can use :filter

:browse filter /pattern/ oldfiles

For more help see:

:h :browse
:h :filter
:h oldfiles
:h new-items-8

Answer 2

:filter /pattern/ oldfiles

returns a list of oldfiles matching the pattern, indexed, and waits for a command, then enter:

:e #<...

replace ... with the wanted file index.