Function S_IFMT

Lib/stat.py:27–31

Return the portion of the file's mode that describes the file type.

(mode)

    return mode & 0o7777

def S_IFMT(mode):
    """Return the portion of the file's mode that describes the
    file type.
    """
    return mode & 0o170000

# Constants used as S_IFMT() for various file types
# (not all are implemented on all systems)