Python: Create a symbolic link and read it to decide the original file pointed by the link

Python Operating System Services: Exercise-6 with Solution

Write a Python program to create a symbolic link and read it to determine the original file pointed to by the link.

Sample Solution:

Python Code :

import os
path = '/tmp/' + os.path.basename(__file__)
print('Creating link {} -> {}'.format(path, __file__))
os.symlink(__file__, path)
stat_info = os.lstat(path)
print('\nFile Permissions:', oct(stat_info.st_mode))
print('\nPoints to:', os.readlink(path))
#removes the file path
os.unlink(path)

Sample Output:

Creating link /tmp/main.py -> /tmp/sessions/af6c4b4e3816cd19/main.py

File Permissions: 0o120777

Points to: /tmp/sessions/af6c4b4e3816cd19/main.py

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