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using st_mode to identify file or directory

is there any way to identify whether an object is file or directory using st_mode value? I'm using paramiko lstat() to retrieve the st_mode information from sftp files.

Solution

  • Yes, the stat structure st_mode does contain that information.

    Use the stat module to determine if it is a directory:

    import stat

if stat.S_ISDIR(lstat_result.st_mode):