The path.getsize method of the os module
The path.getsize method returns the size in bytes of a file or folder. In the method parameter, we specify the path to the desired file or folder. If the specified path does not exist, then the OSError exception is returned.
Syntax
import os
print(os.path.getsize(path))
Example
Let's find out the size of our file in bytes:
import os
print(os.path.getsize('file.txt'))
The result of the executed code:
210
Example
Let's find out the file size in kilobytes. To do this, simply divide the obtained value by 1000:
import os
print(os.path.getsize('file.txt') / 1000)
The result of the executed code:
0.21
See also
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method
disk_usageof moduleshutil,
which returns disk usage statistics -
method
statof moduleos,
which returns the status of the path -
method
path.existsof moduleos,
which checks the existence of a path -
method
path.isdirof moduleos,
which checks the existence of a folder -
method
path.isfileof moduleos,
which checks the existence of a file
