From: Vikram Sharma <vikram.iiita@...>
Date: 2008-12-01T21:24:01+09:00
Subject: Re: Using File:Stat.mode method to find file permissions in Unix

Tim Hunter wrote:
> Vikram Sharma wrote:
>>  For a file having 777 permissions, this prints : 16895
>> 
>>   Any Idea on what does this number imply ?
>> 
>>  Thanks,
>>   Vikram
> 
> Permissions are typically specified as octal numbers. 16895 is decimal.
> 
> "%o" % 16895 # -> 40777

Oh Yes ! Thanks a lot.. :-)

Cheers,
  Vikram
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