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os.stat() 's inappropriate behavior when dealing with a broken link in linux systems. #59666

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maliubiaogmailcom mannequin opened this issue Jul 26, 2012 · 3 comments
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os.stat() 's inappropriate behavior when dealing with a broken link in linux systems. #59666

maliubiaogmailcom mannequin opened this issue Jul 26, 2012 · 3 comments
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stdlib Python modules in the Lib dir type-bug An unexpected behavior, bug, or error

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maliubiaogmailcom mannequin commented Jul 26, 2012

BPO 15461
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title = "os.stat() 's inappropriate behavior when dealing with a broken link in linux systems."
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maliubiaogmailcom mannequin commented Jul 26, 2012

the code:
import os,stat
mode=os.stat("a broken link file").st_mode
then i got :OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory.

why not just treat a broken link as something existing and don't report any error.

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Because we are doing what the linux stat call (and command) does . See man stat.

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hynek commented Jul 27, 2012

For the sake of completeness: what you're looking for is os.lstat.

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