Getting file information

When users provide a path you really don't know what the path refers to. Is it a file? Is it a directory? Does it even exist?

Retrieving file information allows us to fetch details about the provided path, such as whether it points to a file and how big that file is.

How to do it...

Perform the following steps for this recipe:

1. Using .stat() on any pathlib.Path will provide most details about a path:

>>> pathlib.Path('conf.py').stat()
os.stat_result(st_mode=33188, 
               st_ino=116956459, 
               st_dev=16777220, 
               st_nlink=1, 
               st_uid=501, 
               st_gid=20, 
               st_size=9306, 
               st_atime=1519162544...