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Python Program to Check the File Size
In this example, you will learn to check the file size.
To understand this example, you should have the knowledge of the following Python programming topics:
Example 1: Using os module
import os
file_stat = os.stat('my_file.txt')
print(file_stat.st_size)
Output
34
Using stat() from the os module, you can get the details of a file. Use the st_size attribute of stat() method to get the file size.
The unit of the file size is byte.
Example 2: Using pathlib module
from pathlib import Path
file = Path('my_file.txt')
print(file.stat().st_size)
Output
34
Using the pathlib module, you can do the same thing as shown above. The unit of the file size is byte.
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