import os
import _winapi
dirname = os.environ['HOMEPATH']
filename = 'test.tmp'
pathname = os.path.join(dirname, filename)
# CreateFile(pathname, GENERIC_WRITE, FILE_SHARE_ALL, NULL, OPEN_ALWAYS, 0, NULL)
H = _winapi.CreateFile(pathname, _winapi.GENERIC_WRITE, 0x7, 0, 4, 0, 0)
print('file created')
print('file exists:', os.path.exists(pathname))
try:
    st = os.stat(pathname)
except:
    print('stat failed')
else:
    print('st_mode:', st.st_mode)
os.unlink(pathname)
print('file removed')
print('file in listdir:', filename in os.listdir(dirname))
print('file exists:', os.path.exists(pathname))
try:
    stat = os.stat(pathname)
except:
    print('stat failed')
else:
    print('st_mode:', st.st_mode)
_winapi.CloseHandle(H)