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# Python2.x Python os.fstat() Method [ Python OS File/Directory Methods](#) * * * ### Overview The os.fstat() method is used to return the status of the file descriptor fd, similar to stat(). Available on Unix and Windows. The structure returned by the fstat method: * **st_dev:** Device information * **st_ino:** The i-node value of the file * **st_mode:** File information mask, contains the file's permission information, and the file's type information (whether it is a regular file, a pipe file, or another file type) * **st_nlink:** Number of hard links * **st_uid:** User ID * **st_gid:** User group ID * **st_rdev:** Device ID (if specified file) * **st_size:** File size, in bytes