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Get Creation Time

Description​

The get_creation_time function retrieves the creation time of a given file.

Function Signature:​

def get_creation_time(file_info: FileInfo) -> float:

Parameters​

  • file_info (FileInfo): An object that contains file information, including the creation time.

Returns​

  • float: The creation time of the file as a floating-point value (e.g., a timestamp).

Example Usage​

file_info = FileInfo('path/to/file')
creation_time = get_creation_time(file_info)
print(creation_time)

Notes​

This function accesses the creation_time attribute of a FileInfo object, which is expected to hold information about a specific file, including metadata such as creation time.

  • The function returns the creation time as a floating-point value.
  • It is assumed that file_info is an instance of a class (e.g., FileInfo) that has a creation_time attribute.

Error Handling​

  • This function assumes that file_info has the creation_time attribute. If the attribute is missing or file_info is None, an AttributeError could occur.