Merge pull request #360 from TaniaMalhotra/check-file-exists

Script to check if file exists python

Author: tejan-singh

Python/check-file-exists/README.md

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+## Check if file/directory exists or not
+- - - - - - -
+# Aim
+To find if a file exists on the system with the specified name
+
+# To run
+```python check.py```</br>
+Enter the PATH of file/directory where it is to be searched</br>
+Enter the name of the file</br>
+
+# Example
+
+![alt text](https://github.com/TaniaMalhotra/hacking-tools-scripts/blob/check-file-exists/Python/check-file-exists/Screenshot%20(587).png)

Python/check-file-exists/Screenshot (587).png

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+import os
+
+# Taking the input path from the user
+PATH = input('Enter the path where you would wish to search the file or directory')
+
+# Asking user to input file name
+file_name = input('Enter the name of file or directory')
+
+# making the complete PATH by concatenating filename to path
+Full_path = PATH + "/" + file_name
+
+# Using os.path as it checks for both file and directory
+print(os.path.exists(Full_path))
+
+# If path exists, then file also exitss
+if(os.path.exists(Full_path)):
+    print("The file or directory you are searching for exists in the given path")
+
+# if path os incorrect, that means no such file exits
+else:
+    print("The file or directory you are searching for does not exist in the given path")