How do I get the modified date/time of a file in Python? [duplicate]

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How do I get the modified date/time of a file in Python?

Thomas Wouters · Accepted Answer · 2008-09-23 13:35:07Z

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os.path.getmtime(filepath)

or

os.stat(filepath).st_mtime

answered Sep 23, 2008 at 13:35

Thomas Wouters

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@endolith: stackoverflow.com/a/237082/125507 says "os.path.getmtime() is made for this, and simpler."

Dingo · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-24 12:06:59Z

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Formated:

import time
print time.strftime("%m/%d/%Y %I:%M:%S %p",time.localtime(os.path.getmtime(fname)))

answered May 24, 2011 at 12:06

Dingo

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ISO-like fmt: "%Y-%m-%d %I:%M:%S %p"