Python | os.DirEntry.inode() method

OS module in Python provides functions for interacting with the operating system. OS comes under Python’s standard utility modules. This module provides a portable way of using operating system dependent functionality. os.scandir() method of os module yields os.DirEntry objects corresponding to the entries in the directory given by specified path. os.DirEntry object has various attributes and method which is used to expose the file path and other file attributes of the directory entry. inode() method on os.DirEntry object is used to get the inode number of a entry. Note: os.DirEntry objects are intended to be used and thrown away after iteration as attributes and methods of the object cache their values and never refetch the values again. If the metadata of the file has been changed or if a long time has elapsed since calling os.scandir() method. we will not get up-to-date information.

Syntax: inode() Parameter: No parameter is required Return type: This method returns an integer value which represents the inode number of the entry.

Code: Use of os.DirEntry.inode() method Python3

# Python program to explain os.DirEntry.inode() method 

# importing os module  
import os


# Directory to be scanned
path = os.getcwd()

# Using os.scandir() method
# scan the specified directory
# and yield os.DirEntry object
# for each file and sub-directory

print("Directory entry name and their inode number") 
with os.scandir(path) as itr:
    for entry in itr :
        # Exclude the entry name
        # starting with '.'  
        if not entry.name.startswith('.') :
            # print entry name
            # and entry's inode() number 
            print(entry.name, " :", entry.inode())

References: https://docs.python.org/3/library/os.html#os.DirEntry.inode