File Metadata

Retrieve basic file metadata like size and modification time.

PythonIntermediate

Python

# Program to get file metadata

import os
import time

filename = input("Enter filename: ")

try:
    stats = os.stat(filename)
    print("Size (bytes):", stats.st_size)
    print("Last modified:", time.ctime(stats.st_mtime))
except FileNotFoundError:
    print("File not found.")

Output

Enter filename: notes.txt
Size (bytes): 120
Last modified: Mon Nov 25 10:30:00 2025

os.stat returns an object with size, timestamps, and other low-level metadata; time.ctime renders timestamps nicely.

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