filecmp

Stdlib — OS/FilePython 2.0+Intermediate

Compare files and directories for equality

Quick Info

Documentation
Official Docs
Python Version
2.0+
Dependencies
None — Python Standard Library
Install
Included with Python

Learn by Difficulty

Quick Example

python
import filecmp

print(f"Module: filecmp")
print(f"Contents: {dir(filecmp)[:10]}")

The filecmp module is part of Python's standard library. Compare files and directories for equality.

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Tags

stdlibfile-iosystem