how to check if a file is a directory or regular file in python

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How do you check if a path is a directory or file in python

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os path isfile  bob txt     Does bob txt exist   Is it a file  or a directory  os path isdir  bob

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Many of the Python directory functions are in the os path module   import os os path isdir d

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An educational example from the stat documentation   import os  sys from stat import    def walktree top  callback          recursively descend the directory tree rooted at top         calling the callback function for each regular file         for f in os listdir top           pathname   os path join top  f          mode   os stat pathname  ST MODE          if S ISDIR mode                 It s a directory  recurse into it             walktree pathname  callback          elif S ISREG mode                 It s a file  call the callback function             callback pathname          else                Unknown file type  print a message             print  Skipping  s    pathname  def visitfile file       print  visiting   file  if   name         main         walktree sys argv 1   visitfile

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use os path isdir path    more info here http   docs python org library os path html

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