Check if file is a named pipe (fifo) in python?

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I communicate with a named pipe, but I would like to check if it really is a named pipe BEFORE opening it. I check in Google but there is nothing, `os.path.isfile()` returns `False`, and I really need to check it.

Accepted Answer

You can try:

```
 import stat, os

stat.S_ISFIFO(os.stat(path).st_mode)
```

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Check if file is a named pipe (fifo) in python?

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