Exercise 09-32:
Modify
Program 9.9 to receive the file name or directory to be verified through the
command line. Print if it exists and if it’s a file or a directory.
Answer:
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# Python From Scratch
# Author: Nilo Ney Coutinho Menezes
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# File: chapter 09/exercise-09-32.py.py
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import sys
import os.path
if len(sys.argv) < 2:
print("Enter the name of the file or directory to check as a parameter!")
sys.exit(1)
name = sys.argv[1]
if os.path.isdir(name):
print(f"The directory {name} exists.")
elif os.path.isfile(name):
print(f"The file {name} exists.")
else:
print(f"{name} does not exist.")