t_texas <tyev...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Jun 6, 7:50 am, loial <jldunn2...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I have a requirement to test the creation time of a file with the >> current time and raise a message if the file is more than 15 minutes >> old. >> >> Platform is Unix. >> >> I have looked at using os.path.getctime for the file creation time and >> time.time() for the current time, but is this the best approach? > > Unless you are using ext4 you are going to have to store the creation > time yourself. If the files are coming from your application, use the > sqlite3 or shelve module to store the creation time for each file then > check that data to determine which files are more than 15 minutes old. >
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