ospathutils

#
# Example file for working with os.path module
#

import os
from os import path
import datetime
from datetime import date, time, timedelta
import time

def main():
	# print the name of the OS
	print(os.name)

	# check for item existence and type
	print("Item exists: "+str(path.exists("textfile.txt")))
	print("Item is a file: "+str(path.isfile("textfile.txt")))
	print("Item is a directory: "+str(path.isdir("textfile.txt")))

	# work with the paths
	print("Item path: "+str(path.realpath("textfile.txt")))
	print("Item path and name: "+str(path.split(path.realpath("textfile.txt"))))

	# get the modification time
	t = time.ctime(path.getmtime("textfile.txt"))
	print(t)
	print(datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(path.getmtime("textfile.txt")))

	# calculate how long ago the item as modified
	td = datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(path.getmtime("textfile.txt"))
	print("It has been " + str(td) + "since the file was modified")
	print("Or, " + str(td.total_seconds()) + "seconds")
	

if __name__ == "__main__":
	main()