Python os.ftruncate() Method

Description

The method ftruncate() truncates the file corresponding to file descriptor fd, so that it is at most length bytes in size.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for ftruncate() method

os.ftruncate(fd, length)

Parameters

• fd -- This is the file descriptor which needs to be truncated.

• length -- This is the length of the file where file needs to be truncated.

Return Value

This method does not return any value.

Example

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

#!/usr/bin/python

import os, sys

# Open a file
fd = os.open( "foo.txt", os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREAT )

# Write one string
os.write(fd, "This is test - This is test")

# Now you can use ftruncate() method.
os.ftruncate(fd, 10)

# Now read this file from the beginning.
os.lseek(fd, 0, 0)
str = os.read(fd, 100)
print "Read String is : ", str

# Close opened file
os.close( fd )

print "Closed the file successfully!!"

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

Read String is :  This is te
Closed the file successfully!!