Function exists

Lib/genericpath.py:16–22

Test whether a path exists. Returns False for broken symbolic links

(path)

# Does a path exist?
# This is false for dangling symbolic links on systems that support them.
def exists(path):
    """Test whether a path exists.  Returns False for broken symbolic links"""
    try:
        os.stat(path)
    except (OSError, ValueError):
        return False
    return True


# Being true for dangling symbolic links is also useful.