#!/usr/bin/env python3

# os.scandir() returns an iterator

# This iterator stands for a directory-entry for

# the folder passed to `os.scandir(<folder>).

# This iterator also gives methods which can be used

# to check if the entry is a file, folder, symlink etc.

# The iterator can be stat using <iterator>.stat

# From Py3MoTD:

"""

scandir() returns a sequence of DirEntry instances

for the items in the directory.

This object has several attributes and methods

for accessing metadata about the file.

"""

import os

import sys

if len(sys.argv) == 1:

path = "/tmp"

else:

path = sys.argv[1]

for i in os.scandir(path):

if i.is_dir():

data_type = "Directory"

elif i.is_file():

data_type = "File"

elif i.is_symlink():

data_type = "Symbolic link"

print("\n# `{}`".format(i.name))

print("\tType: {}".format(data_type))

print("\tInode #: {}".format(i.stat().st_ino))

print("\tModified time: {}".format(i.stat().st_mtime))

print("\tStating all info: \n{}".format(i.stat()))