Python – Update last modified time of file
To update the last modified time of a file in Python, you can use the os.utime()function. Import os library, call the os.utime() function and pass the file path and new time as arguments.
The syntax to call os.utime() to update the modified time of a file is
os.utime('path/to/file', (new_time, new_time))
Note: The 'path/to/file' in the above expression should be replaced with the actual path of the file you want to check.
Example
In the following program, we update the modified time of the file myfolder/sample.txt to current time.
File
Python Program
import os
import time
path_to_file = "myfolder/sample.txt"
current_time = time.time()
os.utime(path_to_file, (current_time, current_time))
print('Last modified time of file is updated.')
CopyOutput
Last modified time of file is updated.
Summary
In this tutorial of Python Examples, we learned how to update last modified time of a file using os.utime() function.