How to get file size in Python?

Posted on by Eric Ma In QA

How to get a file’s size in Python from the full path of a file?

You can use this piece of Python code:

os.path.getsize(file_path)

It returns the size in bytes. It raises os.error if the file does not exist or is inaccessible.

Manual of os.path.getsize(): https://docs.python.org/2/library/os.path.html#os.path.getsize

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