[Tutor] Directory or File ?

[Kent Johnson]

Damien wrote:
> Hi all,
> I want to know if a file is a directory or a simple file.

Look at os.path.isdir()

Kent

> I have done a little ugly script :
> # i is my filename, os is imported
> old = os.getcwd()
> try:
>     chdir(i)
>     is_dir = True
> except:
>     is_dir = False
> os.chdir(old)
> return is_dir
> 
> But maybe there is a better way ?
> If you know a better way, please tell me.
> 
> Thanks,
> Damien G.
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