Query size of block device file in Python
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Hello.
I have a Python script that reads a file (typically from optical media) marking the unreadable sectors, to allow a re-attempt to read said unreadable sectors on a different optical reader.
I discovered that my script does not work with block devices (e.g. /dev/sr0), in order to create a copy of the contained ISO9660/UDF filesystem, because os.stat().st_size is zero. The algorithm currently needs to know the filesize in advance; I can change that, but the issue (of knowing the block device size) remains, and it's not answered here, so I open this question.
I am aware of the following two related SO questions:
Determine the size of a block device (/proc/partitions, ioctl through ctypes)
how to check file size in python? (about non-special files)
Therefore, I'm asking: in Python, how can I get the file size of a block device file?
