os,access argument problem

[Matthew Schinckel]

In message <39A02CE2.CFE1BE01 at uniserve.com>, Bob van der Poel wrote:
> 
> 
> I want to test for the existance of a file, so I:
> 
> 	 if os.access(newfile, 'F_OK'):
> 
> However, I get the error message:
> 
> 	TypeError: illegal argument type for built-in operation
> 
> Something wrong with the 'F_OK' I presume. Can't figure out what to
> change it to....
> 

You might want to try a different method:

try:
	file = open(filename,'r')
except IOError:
	print "File does not exist"

# Act on the open file

file.close()


Or, perhaps:

import os

print os.path.isfile(filename)

may be more useful.
-- 
Matthew Schinckel     <matt at null.net>