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I use the following code to get modification date of file if it exists:
if os.path.isfile(file_name): last_modified_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getmtime(file_name)) else: last_modified_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(0) Is there a more elegant/short way?
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Windows does not preserve the creation_time in the copied file of the original file. The modification time is copied. The creation time is always the current system time.
Unfortunately, this isn't possible. You can view certain and change certain file attributes in File Explorer, but you can't change the last viewed, edited, or modified dates.
cp command provides an option –p for copying the file without changing the mode, ownership and timestamps. ownership, mode and timestamp. $ cp -p num.
You could use exception handling; no need to first test if the file is there, just catch the exception if it is not:
try: mtime = os.path.getmtime(file_name) except OSError: mtime = 0 last_modified_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(mtime) This is asking for forgiveness rather than permission.
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