The stat Module

The stat module, shown in Example 1-50, contains a number of constants and test functions that can be used with the os.stat function.

Example 1-50. Using the stat Module

File: stat-example-1.py import stat import os, time st = os.stat("samples/sample.txt") print "mode", "=>", oct(stat.S_IMODE(st[stat.ST_MODE])) print "type", "=>", if stat.S_ISDIR(st[stat.ST_MODE]): print "DIRECTORY", if stat.S_ISREG(st[stat.ST_MODE]): print "REGULAR", if stat.S_ISLNK(st[stat.ST_MODE]): print "LINK", print print "size", "=>", st[stat.ST_SIZE] print "last accessed", "=>", time.ctime(st[stat.ST_ATIME]) print "last modified", "=>", time.ctime(st[stat.ST_MTIME]) print "inode changed", "=>", time.ctime(st[stat.ST_CTIME]) mode => 0664 type => REGULAR size => 305 last accessed => Sun Oct 10 22:12:30 1999 last modified => Sun Oct 10 18:39:37 1999 inode changed => Sun Oct 10 15:26:38 1999