How to check to see if a file exists?

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I have a file: E:\test.blend

Why does the following code not print “true”?

FWIW, I got the file_exists code from:
https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_file_remove.asp

Also, is there a simple way to figure out the filepath (Windows for now) when referencing a .blend file for import/append?

import bpy
import os

def file_exists(filepath):
   if os.path.exists("filepath"):
       return "true"
   else:
       return "false"

my_filepath = "E:\test.blend"
print (file_exists(my_filepath ))
2

Found (from Medium) a nice post on all this:

import bpy
from pathlib import Path

filename = Path("E:/fred.blend")

print(filename.name)
# prints "raw_data.txt"

print(filename.suffix)
# prints "txt"

print(filename.stem)
# prints "raw_data"

if not filename.exists():
    print("Oops, file doesn't exist!")
else:
    print("Yay, the file exists!")

This works and has the added advantage of automatically working on Mac, Linux and PC.

https://medium.com/@ageitgey/python-3-quick-tip-the-easy-way-to-deal-with-file-paths-on-windows-mac-and-linux-11a072b58d5f

3

if os.path.exists(“filepath”):

ehh… you really dont see the quotes around your would-be variable?