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oschmod_cross_platform_file_permissions_octal_symbolic_stat.py

python

Sets permissions for a file or directory using various formats (octal, symbolic,

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oschmod_cross_platform_file_permissions_octal_symbolic_stat.py
1import oschmod
2import stat
3
4# Set permissions using a mode string (symbolic)
5oschmod.set_mode('myfile.txt', 'u+rwx,g+rx,o+r')
6
7# Set permissions using an octal integer
8oschmod.set_mode('myfile.txt', 0o755)
9
10# Set permissions using stat constants
11oschmod.set_mode('myfile.txt', stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IXUSR)
12
13# Get the current mode
14mode = oschmod.get_mode('myfile.txt')
15print(oct(mode))