PathInfo: A file information object in Python

The standard Python stat module contains a function called S_ISREG() that takes the mode bits as an argument and returns true if the mode bits describe a regular file, false otherwise.

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    def isFile ( self ):
        """Predicate to test whether this path is an ordinary file.

          [ if self represents an ordinary file ->
              return a true value
            else ->
              return a false value ]
        """
        return  stat.S_ISREG ( self.mode )