stat
The stat module defines constants and functions for interpreting the results of os.stat(), os.fstat(), and os.lstat(). These functions return a 10-tuple containing file information. The following variables define the indices within the tuple for certain items and are listed in the order in which they commonly appear in the tuple:
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| ST_MODE | Inode protection mode |
| ST_INO | Inode number |
| ST_DEV | Device the inode resides on |
| ST_NLINK | Number of links to the inode |
| ST_UID | User ID of the owner |
| ST_GID | Group ID of the owner |
| ST_SIZE | File size in bytes |
| ST_ATIME | Time of last access |
| ST_MTIME | Time of last modification |
| ST_CTIME | Time of last status change |
The following functions can be used to test file properties given the mode value returned using os.stat(path)[stat.ST_MODE] ...
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