Python: Create a symbolic link and read it to decide the original file pointed by the link
Python Operating System Services: Exercise-6 with Solution
Write a Python program to create a symbolic link and read it to decide the original file pointed by the link.
Sample Solution:
Python Code :
import os
path ='/tmp/' + os.path.basename(__file__)
print('Creating link {} -> {}'.format(path, __file__))
os.symlink(__file__, path)
stat_info = os.lstat(path)
print('\nFile Permissions:', oct(stat_info.st_mode))
print('\nPoints to:', os.readlink(path))
#removes the file path
os.unlink(path)
Sample Output:
Creating link /tmp/main.py -> /tmp/sessions/af6c4b4e3816cd19/main.py File Permissions: 0o120777 Points to: /tmp/sessions/af6c4b4e3816cd19/main.py
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