Working with Files: Check if file or directory exists

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The os.path.exists() function provided by the os standard library module returns True if a file exists, and False if not.

Here is how to use it:

import os

filename = '/Users/flavio/test.txt'

exists = os.path.exists(filename)

print(exists) # True

0:	Introduction
1:	▶︎ Check if file or directory exists
2:	Create an empty file
3:	Create a directory
4:	Read the content of a file
5:	Write to a file
6:	List files in a directory
7:	Get the details of a file
8:	The with statement