Python | shutil.disk_usage() method
Last Updated :
20 Jun, 2019
Shutil module in Python provides many functions of high-level operations on files and collections of files. It comes under Python’s standard utility modules. This module helps in automating process of copying and removal of files and directories.
shutil.disk_usage()
method tells the disk usage statistics about the given path as a named tuple with the attributes total, used and free where total represents total amount of memory, used represents used memory and free represents free memory.
Note: All the memory values are in bytes.
Syntax: shutil.disk_usage(path)
Parameter:
path: A string representing the path.
Return Value: This method returns a named tuple with the attributes total, used and free which are the amount of total, used and free space, in bytes
Example #1 :
Using shutil.disk_usage()
method to know about memory usage statistics of GeeksforGeeks server.
import os
import shutil
path = '/'
memory = shutil.disk_usage(path)
print (memory)
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Output:
usage(total=51976970240, used=27151167488, free=24809025536)
Example #2 :
Using shutil.disk_usage()
method to know about memory usage statistics of any user Computer.
import os
import shutil
path = 'C:/Users/User_name/GeeksforGeeks'
memory = shutil.disk_usage(path)
print (memory)
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Output:
usage(total=209190907904, used=92728918016, free=116461989888)
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