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What is the difference between `os.path.exists()` and `os.path.isfile()`?
💬Answer
os.path.exists(path): ReturnsTrueif either a directory or a file exists at the path.os.path.isfile(path): ReturnsTrueonly if a regular file exists at that path (returnsFalseif the path points to a directory).
import os
os.path.exists("/var/log") # True (it is a directory)
os.path.isfile("/var/log") # False (it is not a file)
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