How to get modification date of a symlink in python?

Question

In python, how do I get modification date of a symlink, not the file it points to?

I am using Python 2.7 on Ubuntu.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Use the os.lstat() call; it works just like os.stat() but doesn't follow symlinks:

import os

modification_time = os.lstat(path_to_symlink).st_mtime