os.chmod () method
This numerical method to update the path or file permission mode. The pattern may take the value or bit, or one of combinations of operations:
- stat.S_ISUID: Set user ID on execution.
- stat.S_ISGID: Set group ID on execution.
- stat.S_ENFMT: Record locking enforced.
- stat.S_ISVTX: Save text image after execution.
- stat.S_IREAD: Read by owner.
- stat.S_IWRITE: Write by owner.
- stat.S_IEXEC: Execute by owner.
- stat.S_IRWXU: Read, write, and execute by owner.
- stat.S_IRUSR: Read by owner.
- stat.S_IWUSR: Write by owner.
- stat.S_IXUSR: Execute by owner.
- stat.S_IRWXG: Read, write, and execute by group.
- stat.S_IRGRP: Read by group.
- stat.S_IWGRP: Write by group.
- stat.S_IXGRP: Execute by group.
- stat.S_IRWXO: Read, write, and execute by others.
- stat.S_IROTH: Read by others.
- stat.S_IWOTH: Write by others.
- stat.S_IXOTH: Execute by others.
grammar:
os.chmod(path, mode);
parameter:
- path: This is the path for which mode would be set.
mode: This may take one of the above mentioned values or bitwise ORed combinations of them
#!/usr/bin/python
import os, sys, stat
# Assuming /tmp/foo.txt exists, Set a file execute by the group.
os.chmod("/tmp/foo.txt", stat.S_IXGRP)
# Set a file write by others.
os.chmod("/tmp/foo.txt", stat.S_IWOTH)
print "Changed mode successfully!!"
os.chmod("/tmp/foo.txt", stat.S_IRWXU|stat.S_IRGRP|stat.S_IROTH) # mode:777
