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A concrete starting point
Format POSIX permission bits as nine readable characters. Check setuid, setgid and sticky bits with and without execute permission, rejecting negative or oversized modes without changing any file.
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POSIX permission display
A concrete starting point
def permission_text(mode):
if type(mode) is not int or not 0 <= mode <= 0o7777:
raise ValueError("permission bits only")
out = []
for shift in (6, 3, 0):
bits = (mode >> shift) & 7
out.extend(c if bits & bit else "-"
for c, bit in zip("rwx", (4, 2, 1)))
for pos, bit, mark in ((2, 0o4000, "s"), (5, 0o2000, "s"), (8, 0o1000, "t")):
if mode & bit: out[pos] = mark if out[pos] == "x" else mark.upper()
return "".join(out)The example is a starting point for a real project, not a claim that generated code is already tested. Adjust paths, dependencies and expected behavior to match your application.