

Return True if the path points to a character device (or a symbolic link Other errors (such as permission errors) are propagated. Pointing to a block device), False if it points to another kind of file. Return True if the path points to a block device (or a symbolic link Pointing to a FIFO), False if it points to another kind of file. Return True if the path points to a FIFO (or a symbolic link Pointing to a Unix socket), False if it points to another kind of file. Return True if the path points to a Unix socket (or a symbolic link Return True if the path points to a symbolic link, False otherwise.įalse is also returned if the path doesn’t exist other errors (suchĪs permission errors) are propagated. I-node on the same device - this should detect mount points for all UnixĪnd POSIX variants. On POSIX, theįunction checks whether path’s parent, path/., is on a differentĭevice than path, or whether path/. Return True if the path is a mount point: a point in aįile system where a different file system has been mounted. Pointing to a regular file), False if it points to another kind of file. Return True if the path points to a regular file (or a symbolic link Pointing to a directory), False if it points to another kind of file.įalse is also returned if the path doesn’t exist or is a broken symlink Return True if the path points to a directory (or a symbolic link If the file’s gid isn’t found in the system database.

Return the name of the group owning the file. Raises an auditing event with arguments self, pattern. Using the “ **” pattern in large directory trees may consume Useful since those simply don’t have any OS-accessing operations. In this case, instantiating one of the pure classes may be You want to make sure that your code only manipulates paths without actuallyĪccessing the OS. You cannot instantiate a WindowsPath when running on Unix, but you If you want to manipulate Windows paths on a Unix machine (or vice versa). Pure paths are useful in some special cases for example: It instantiatesĪ concrete path for the platform the code is running on. Right for your task, Path is most likely what you need. If you’ve never used this module before or just aren’t sure which class is Inherit from pure paths but also provide I/O operations. Operations without I/O, and concrete paths, which

Path classes are dividedīetween pure paths, which provide purely computational This module offers classes representing filesystem paths with semanticsĪppropriate for different operating systems.
