Python Os.lchmod() Method

Description

Python method lchmod() changes the mode of the path to the numeric mode. If the path is a symlink, this affects the symlink rather than the target.

The mode may take one of the following values or bitwise ORed combinations of them −

• stat.S_ISUID − Set user ID on execution.
• stat.S_ISGID − Set group ID on execution.
• stat.S_ENFMT − Record locking enforced.
• stat.S_ISVTX − Save text image after execution.
• stat.S_IREAD − Read by owner.
• stat.S_IWRITE − Write by owner.
• stat.S_IEXEC − Execute by owner.
• stat.S_IRWXU − Read, write, and execute by owner.
• stat.S_IRUSR − Read by owner.
• stat.S_IWUSR − Write by owner.
• stat.S_IXUSR − Execute by owner.
• stat.S_IRWXG − Read, write, and execute by group.
• stat.S_IRGRP − Read by group.
• stat.S_IWGRP − Write by the group.
• stat.S_IXGRP − Execute by the group.
• stat.S_IRWXO − Read, write, and execute by others.
• stat.S_IROTH − Read by others.
• stat.S_IWOTH − Write by others.
• stat.S_IXOTH − Execute by others.

Note −This method has been introduced in Python 2.6

syntax

Following is the syntax for lchmod() method:

os.lchmod(path, mode)

Parameters

• path − This is the file path for which mode to be set.
• mode − This may take one of the above-mentioned values or bitwise ORed combinations of them.

Return Value

This method does not return any value.

Example

The following example shows the usage of lchmod() method.

#!/usr/bin/python

import os, sys

# Open a file
path = "/var/www/html/foo.txt"
fd = os.open( path, os.O_RDWR'os.O_CREAT )

# Close opened file
os.close( fd )

# Now change the file mode.
# Set a file execute by group.
os.lchmod( path, stat.S_IXGRP)

# Set a file write by others.
os.lchmod("/tmp/foo.txt", stat.S_IWOTH)

print "Changed mode successfully!!"

When we run the above program, it produces the following result:

print "Changed mode successfully!!"

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