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pathlib.Path.exists()

Path.exists()

Whether the path points to an existing file or directory:

>>> Path('.').exists()
True
>>> Path('setup.py').exists()
True
>>> Path('/etc').exists()
True
>>> Path('nonexistentfile').exists()
False

Note

If the path points to a symlink, exists() returns whether the symlink points to an existing file or directory.

Links:

https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/pathlib.html#pathlib.Path.exists

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2025-01-10 15:47:30

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