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os.path.lexists

os.path — existence and type checks

Like exists, but does not follow symlinks (True even for a broken link).

Syntax

os.path.lexists(path)

Use it when the link itself matters, not its target: before creating a symlink or while cleaning up broken ones. Together exists and lexists detect a broken link: lexists(p) and not exists(p). On systems without symlinks it behaves like exists.

Examples

import os
print(os.path.lexists(os.__file__))   # → True
print(os.path.lexists('нет-такого-файла.txt'))   # → False
print(os.path.lexists(os.path.dirname(os.__file__)))   # → True
print(os.path.exists(os.__file__), os.path.lexists(os.__file__))   # → True True

import os
# на Unix: os.symlink('нет-такой-цели', 'битая') — после этого os.path.exists('битая') даст False, а os.path.lexists('битая') даст True

os.path.lexists

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