The filecmp Module

(New in 2.0) The filecmp module, shown in Example 14-4, contains functions to compare files and directories.

Example 14-4. Using the filecmp Module

File: filecmp-example-1.py import filecmp if filecmp.cmp("samples/sample.au", "samples/sample.wav"): print "files are identical" else: print "files differ!" # files differ!

In 1.5.2 and earlier, you can use the cmp and dircmp modules instead.