Python os.lchmod() Method

Change the mode of path to the numeric mode :

#Import os and stat Library
import os,stat

#Change file mode to Write by owner
os.lchmod("/tmp/test.txt", stat.S_IWRITE)

Definition and Usage

The os.lchmod() method is used to change the mode of path to the numeric mode like os.chmod(), but do not follow symbolic links.

This is equivalent to os.chmod(path, mode, follow_symlinks=False).

Note: Available on UNIX and WINDOWS platforms.

os.lchmod(path, mode)

Parameter Description

path Required. Specifies the file path to set the mode

Parameter	Description
path	Required. Specifies the file path to set the mode
mode	Required. Specifies the mode(s). Can be a combination of one or more mode constants: `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

mode

Required. Specifies the mode(s). Can be a combination of one or more mode constants:

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