stat.S_ISSOCK()
stat.S_ISSOCK() is a Python function in the Stat Module category. Returns True if the file mode indicates a Unix socket. The syntax is stat.S_ISSOCK(mode). Returns: Boolean. A typical example: stat.S_ISSOCK(mode) # True for sockets. A close sibling is stat.S_ISDIR(), which returns True if the file mode indicates a directory. A close sibling is stat.S_ISREG(), which returns True if the file mode indicates a regular file. A close sibling is stat.S_ISLNK(), which returns True if the file mode indicates a symbolic link. A close sibling is stat.S_ISFIFO(), which returns True if the file mode indicates a FIFO (named pipe). More about this category: File stat constants — S_ISDIR, S_ISREG, S_IMODE, S_IFMT. Related Stat Module entries: stat.S_ISDIR(), stat.S_ISREG(), stat.S_ISLNK(), stat.S_ISFIFO(), stat.S_IMODE(), stat.S_IFMT(). This page is part of the free Python Reference documentation covering 978+ functions, methods, and modules with examples and parameter details.