setting hidden status in Mac with Python

Asked Jun 03 '15 at 20:13

Active Jun 03 '15 at 20:35

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To toggle the hidden status of a file on Mac OSX in python, I use the following code:

st = os.stat(file_path)
os.chflags(file_path, st.st_flags ^ stat.UF_HIDDEN)

This works perfectly for "files" but does not work for "folders". Note that I am not talking about files or folders that start with "."

EDIT: The above code works for both files and folder, I made a mistake in my assumption...

edited Jun 03 '15 at 20:35

asked Jun 03 '15 at 20:13

Arash

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It works fine for me; how are you defining `file_path`? – l'L'l Jun 03 '15 at 20:18
Ooops. The folder I was testing it with, was originally unhidden while I was assuming it is hidden.... – Arash Jun 03 '15 at 20:29
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You are right, it works – Arash Jun 03 '15 at 20:29

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