filegenerator.py 文件源码

def is_special_file(path):
    """
    This function checks to see if a special file.  It checks if the
    file is a character special device, block special device, FIFO, or
    socket. 
    """
    mode = os.stat(path).st_mode
    # Character special device.
    if stat.S_ISCHR(mode):
        return True
    # Block special device
    if stat.S_ISBLK(mode):
        return True
    # FIFO.
    if stat.S_ISFIFO(mode):
        return True
    # Socket.
    if stat.S_ISSOCK(mode):
        return True
    return False