Method exists

Lib/pathlib/__init__.py:861–870

Whether this path exists. This method normally follows symlinks; to check whether a symlink exists, add the argument follow_symlinks=False.

(self, *, follow_symlinks=True)

        return os.lstat(self)

    def exists(self, *, follow_symlinks=True):
        """
        Whether this path exists.

        This method normally follows symlinks; to check whether a symlink exists,
        add the argument follow_symlinks=False.
        """
        if follow_symlinks:
            return os.path.exists(self)
        return os.path.lexists(self)

    def is_dir(self, *, follow_symlinks=True):
        """