Python modify file permissions

os.chmod() method This method updates the path or file permissions by numerical mode. This mode can take one of the following values ​​or bitwise OR combinations:

• 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:

Example:

 

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#!/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!!"  
This produces following result:  
Changed mode successfully!!  
os.chmod("/tmp/foo.txt", stat.S_IRWXU|stat.S_IRWXG|stat.S_IRWXO) # mode:777