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Check if a file exists using Python

Samuel Fernandes 2301 11-May-2015

How do I check if a file exists, using Python, without using a try statement?

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Updated on 11-May-2015

Samuel Fernandes

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11-May-2015

You can also use os.path.isfile

Return True if path is an existing regular file. This follows symbolic links, so both islink() and isfile() can be true for the same path.

import os.path
os.path.isfile(fname)

You have the os.path.exists function:

import os.path
os.path.exists(file_path)

This returns True for both files and directories.

Use os.path.isfile to test if it's a file specifically