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# Python2.x Python os.lstat() Method [ Python OS File/Directory Methods](#) * * * ### Overview The os.lstat() method is used to return file information similar to stat(), but without symbolic links. On some platforms, this is an alias for fstat, such as Windows. ### Syntax The syntax format of the **lstat()** method is as follows: os.lstat(path) ### Parameters * **path** -- The file to return information for. ### Return Value Returns file information. ### Example The following example demonstrates the use of the lstat() method: #!/usr/bin/python# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-import os, sys # open file path = "/var/www/html/foo.txt" fd = os.open( path, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREAT )# close opened file os.close( fd )# Get tuple info = os.lstat(path)print "File information :", info # Get File UID Print "File UID :%d" % info.st_uid #