How can I access file metadata in different programming languages?

How can I access file metadata in different programming languages?

You can access file metadata using libraries specific to each programming language. Which language are you interested in?

I'm interested in Python. How do I do that?

In Python, you can use the os and stat modules to access file metadata. For example, os.stat('filename') will give you details like size and modification time.

What about Java? Is it similar?

Yes, in Java, you can use the java.nio.file package. The Files class has methods like readAttributes to get file metadata.

Can you give me an example of how to do it in Java?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

import java.nio.file.*;
import java.nio.file.attribute.*;

Path path = Paths.get("filename");
BasicFileAttributes attrs = Files.readAttributes(path, BasicFileAttributes.class);
System.out.println(attrs.creationTime());