stat
- stat(path, *, dir_fd=None, follow_symlinks=True)
Perform a stat system call on the given path.
path
Path to be examined; can be string, bytes, a path-like object or
open-file-descriptor int.
dir_fd
If not None, it should be a file descriptor open to a directory,
and path should be a relative string; path will then be relative to
that directory.
follow_symlinks
If False, and the last element of the path is a symbolic link,
stat will examine the symbolic link itself instead of the file
the link points to.
dir_fd and follow_symlinks may not be implemented
on your platform. If they are unavailable, using them will raise a
NotImplementedError.
It's an error to use dir_fd or follow_symlinks when specifying path as
an open file descriptor.© Python Software Foundation. PSF License Version 2 · Official docs ↗
Changed in 3.3, 3.6, 3.8
- 3.3: Added the dir_fd and follow_symlinks parameters, specifying a file descriptor instead of a path.
- 3.6: Accepts a path-like object.
- 3.8: On Windows, all reparse points that can be resolved by the operating system are now followed, and passing follow_symlinks=False disables following all name surrogate reparse points. If the operating system reaches a reparse point that it is not able to follow, stat now returns the information for the original path as if follow_symlinks=False had been specified instead of raising an error.
