Python File isatty() Method

Description

The method isatty() return True if the file is connected (is associated with a terminal device) to a tty(-like) device, else False.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for isatty() method

fileObject.isatty();

Parameters

• NA

Return Value

This method return true if the file is connected (is associated with a terminal device) to a tty(-like) device, else false.

Example

The following example shows the usage of isatty() method.

#!/usr/bin/python

# Open a file
fo = open("foo.txt", "wb")
print "Name of the file: ", fo.name

ret = fo.isatty()
print "Return value : ", ret

# Close opend file
fo.close()

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result:

Name of the file:  foo.txt
Return value :  False