Python | os.DirEntry.is_symlink() method
OS module in Python provides functions for interacting with the operating system. OS comes under Python’s standard utility modules. This module provides a portable way of using operating system dependent functionality.
os.scandir()
method of os module yields os.DirEntry
objects corresponding to the entries in the directory given by specified path. os.DirEntry
object has various attributes and method which is used to expose the file path and other file attributes of the directory entry.
is_symlink()
method on os.DirEntry
object is used to check if an entry is a symbolic link.
Note: os.DirEntry
objects are intended to be used and thrown away after iteration as attributes and methods of the object cache their values and never refetch the values again. If the metadata of the file has been changed or if a long time has elapsed since calling os.scandir() method. we will not get up-to-date information.
Syntax: os.DirEntry.is_symlink()
Parameter: None
Return value: This method returns True if the entry is a symbolic link (even if broken) otherwise returns False.
Code #1: Use of os.DirEntry.is_symlink()
method
import os
path = "/home / ihritik"
obj = os.scandir(path)
print ( "Symbolic links in the path '% s':" % path)
for entry in obj :
if entry.is_symlink() :
print (entry.path)
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Output:
Symbolic links in the path '/home/ihritik':
/home/ihritik/file.txt
/home/ihritik/sample.py
Code: Use of os.DirEntry.is_symlink()
method
import os
path = "/home / ihritik"
obj = os.scandir(path)
count = 0 ;
for entry in obj :
if entry.is_symlink() :
count = count + 1
print ( "Count of symbolic links in the path '% s':" % path, count)
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Output:
Count of symbolic links in the path '/home/ihritik': 2
References: https://docs.python.org/3/library/os.html#os.DirEntry.is_symlink
Last Updated :
26 Aug, 2019
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