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# Now get the touple
info = os.lstat(path)
# Get major and minor device number
major_dnum = os.major(info.st_dev)
minor_dnum = os.minor(info.st_dev)
print "Major Device Number :", major_dnum
print "Minor Device Number :", minor_dnum
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result:
Major Device Number : 0
Minor Device Number : 103
os.makedev(major, minor)
Description
The method makedev() composes a raw device number from the major and minor device numbers.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for makedev() method:
os.makedev(major, minor)
Parameters
• major -- This is Major device number.
• minor -- This is Minor device number.
Return Value
This method returns the device number.
Example
The following example shows the usage of makedev() method.
#!/usr/bin/python
import os, sys
path = "/var/www/html/foo.txt"
# Now get the touple
info = os.lstat(path)
# Get major and minor device number
major_dnum = os.major(info.st_dev)
minor_dnum = os.minor(info.st_dev)
print "Major Device Number :", major_dnum
print "Minor Device Number :", minor_dnum
# Make a device number
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