How to check if command line argument is file or not in python?

Question

I want to give input as

%>Python_script_name listed_files

How to check if exist as file or it is some input argument.

<listed file can also be in path /govr/rest/listed_files >

Please share the small script, by which I can check if command line argument is valid file or it is a simple variable to be processed.

Just to summarize, I need to process my script so as to take or a single argument at command line.

Please help.

Thanks in advance.

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 09 '15 at 10:08

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Short and simple Answer.

import os.path
os.path.isfile(fname)

answered Mar 09 '15 at 10:08

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Thanks, Im not sure, how to handle command line argument in it. Please help me with command line arguments usage for file checking. – Vishal Mahajan Mar 10 '15 at 06:06
Thanks, Im not sure, how to handle command line argument in it. – Vishal Mahajan Mar 10 '15 at 06:06

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