How To Check If a File is a Directory or Regular File in Python

to check a file is a normal regular file or directory or a device file in python we have to import os module. with python os module we can find the given path is a file or directory.

Check If a File is a Directory or Regular File in Python

Example 1:

import os
path=r'C:\Users\devops\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37'
if os.path.isdir(path):
    print("It is a directory")
elif os.path.isfile(path):
    print("It is a normal file")
else:
    print("It is a device file " )

os.path.isidr() function is used to check given path is a directory or not.

os.path.isfile() function is used to check given path is file or not.

Output:

It is a directory

Process finished with exit code 0

Example 2:

import os
path=r'C:\Users\enaknar\Desktop\pycharm\fsg.py'
if os.path.isdir(path):
    print("It is a directory")
elif os.path.isfile(path):
    print("It is a normal file")
else:
    print("It is a device file " )

Output:

It is a normal file

Process finished with exit code 0