Working with Files: Check if file or directory exists

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The os.path.exists() method 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

Lessons in this unit:

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