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how to find if the file is a link file, and find the path of the target file (actual file pointed by the link file)

how to find if the file is a link file, and find the path of the target file (actual file pointed by the link file)

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Use os.lstat(), then inspect the st_mode field.

unwind  2010-07-09 12:56:06
+3  A: 

os.path.islink (is it a link?) and os.path.realpath (get ultimate pointed to path, regardless of whether it's a link).

If os.path.islink is True, and you only want to follow the first link, use os.readlink.

Matthew Flaschen  2010-07-09 12:56:34
os.path.realpath doesnot give the path of the actual target file's path as said.
duhhunjonn  2010-07-09 13:22:29
Looks like `os.path.realpath` does resolve symbolic links, including multiply-linked (multiply-nested?) symlinks.
dcrosta  2010-07-09 14:47:59

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