Python os.chmod() Method

Description:

This method changes the mode of path to the passed numeric mode. The mode may take one of the following values or bitwise ORed combinations of them:

stat.S_ISUID: Set user ID on execution.
stat.S_ISGID: Set group ID on execution.
stat.S_ENFMT: Record locking enforced.
stat.S_ISVTX: Save text image after execution.
stat.S_IREAD: Read by owner.
stat.S_IWRITE: Write by owner.
stat.S_IEXEC: Execute by owner.
stat.S_IRWXU: Read, write, and execute by owner.
stat.S_IRUSR: Read by owner.
stat.S_IWUSR: Write by owner.
stat.S_IXUSR: Execute by owner.
stat.S_IRWXG: Read, write, and execute by group.
stat.S_IRGRP: Read by group.
stat.S_IWGRP: Write by group.
stat.S_IXGRP: Execute by group.
stat.S_IRWXO: Read, write, and execute by others.
stat.S_IROTH: Read by others.
stat.S_IWOTH: Write by others.
stat.S_IXOTH: Execute by others.

Syntax:

os.chmod(path, mode);

Parameters:

Here is the detail of parameters:

path: This is the path for which mode would be set.
mode: This may take one of the above mentioned values or bitwise ORed combinations of them:

Example:

#!/usr/bin/python

import os, sys, stat

# Assuming /tmp/foo.txt exists, Set a file execute by the group.

os.chmod("/tmp/foo.txt", stat.S_IXGRP)

# Set a file write by others.
os.chmod("/tmp/foo.txt", stat.S_IWOTH)

print "Changed mode successfully!!"

This produces following result:

Changed mode successfully!!