using st_mode to identify file or directory

Question

is there any way to identify whether an object is file or directory using st_mode value? I'm using paramiko lstat() to retrieve the st_mode information from sftp files.

Accepted Answer

Yes, the stat structure `st_mode` does contain that information.

Use the `stat` module to determine if it is a directory:

```
import stat

if stat.S_ISDIR(lstat_result.st_mode):
```

using st_mode to identify file or directory

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