Python os.getgid() Method
Example
Find the real group id of the current process:
#Import os Library
import os
#Print the real group id of the
current process
print (os.getgid())
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Definition and Usage
The os.getgid() method returns the real group id of the current process.
A group identifier is a numeric value representing a specific group. The first 100 GIDs are usually reserved for system use. GIDs are stored in the /etc/groups file. GID 0 corresponds to the root group and GID 100 represents the users group.
Note: Group ids are only available on UNIX systems.
Syntax
os.getgid()
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A int value, representing the real group
id of the current process |
|---|---|
| Python Version: | 2.6 |
