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win32_setctime_file_creation_time_modification.py

python

Sets the creation time of a file on Windows using a simple function call.

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win32_setctime_file_creation_time_modification.py
1import os
2from win32_setctime import setctime
3
4# Create a dummy file for demonstration
5file_path = "example.txt"
6with open(file_path, "w") as f:
7    f.write("Hello, world!")
8
9# Set the creation time (timestamp in seconds)
10# This example sets it to January 1st, 2020 (1577836800 seconds)
11setctime(file_path, 1577836800)
12
13# Clean up
14os.remove(file_path)