Friday, March 16, 2018

File isatty() Method


File isatty() Method in Python 3


The method isatty() returns True if the file is connected (is associated with a terminal device) to a tty(-like) device, else False.

Syntax

fileObject.isatty()


Return Value
This method returns true if the file is connected (is associated with a terminal device) to a tty(-like) device, else false.

Example

#!/usr/bin/python3

# Open a file
fo = open("foo.txt", "wb")
print ("Name of the file: ", fo.name)

ret = fo.isatty()
print ("Return value : ", ret)

# Close opend file
fo.close()

When we run the above program, it produces the following result-
Name of the file: foo.txt
Return value : False