Apr-01-2020, 04:10 PM
Hello Community,
I am using
- macOS 10.15.4
- Python 3.8.2 (via Mac Ports)
In the macOS security settings the terminal has full disk access.
I try to check if a certain path and file exists. When I use () in my if statement using pathlib I got false. When I do not use () in the if statement I got true.
Can someone please explain this difference when using pathlib.
Does someone has similar setup and can say if os.path.exists is working or not.
My code:
Regards
—Christian
I am using
- macOS 10.15.4
- Python 3.8.2 (via Mac Ports)
In the macOS security settings the terminal has full disk access.
I try to check if a certain path and file exists. When I use () in my if statement using pathlib I got false. When I do not use () in the if statement I got true.
Can someone please explain this difference when using pathlib.
Does someone has similar setup and can say if os.path.exists is working or not.
My code:
import os import platform from pathlib import Path path_Safari = "~/Library/Safari/" path_Safari_Bookmark = "~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist" def check_os_version(): print("Check OS version") print("================") print("") os_general = platform.system() print("My OS is:", os_general) os_release = platform.release() print("My OS release is:", os_release) print("") if os_general == "Darwin": print("I have to do something") print("") if os.path.exists(path_Safari): print("Path: " + path_Safari + "exist") print("") else: print("Path: " + path_Safari + " does not exist or is not accessible. Please check") print("") if os.path.exists(path_Safari_Bookmark): print("Path: " + path_Safari_Bookmark + "exist") print("") else: print("Path: " + path_Safari_Bookmark + " does not exist or is not accessible. Please check") print("") my_dir = Path(path_Safari) if my_dir.is_dir(): print("pathlib dir: OK") print("") else: print("pathlib dir: NOT OK") print("") my_file = Path(path_Safari_Bookmark) if my_file.is_file: print("pathlib file: OK") print("") else: print("pathlib dir: NOT OK") print("") check_os_version()My result:
Quote:Check OS version
================
My OS is: Darwin
My OS release is: 19.4.0
I have to do something
Path: ~/Library/Safari/ does not exist or is not accessible. Please check
Path: ~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist does not exist or is not accessible. Please check
pathlib dir: NOT OK
pathlib file: OK
Regards
—Christian