OSGEN: Stata module to add Python os_stat() file attributes to a xdir resultsset

Roger Newson

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: osgen is intended for use in output datasets (or resultssets) produced by the xdir module of the xdir package, which have one observation for each of a list of files, and data on directory names and file names. It inputs the file name variable and (optionally) the directory name variable, and generates a list of new variables, containing, in each observation, Python os_stat() attributes of the corresponding file, as recognised by the current operating system (OS). These attributes include file sizes and creation, modification and access times. The storage conventions for these OS statistics for files may vary between operating environments, but it might still be useful to be able to sort the extended xdir resultsset by these attributes. This package uses the Stata Python interface, and requires the presence, in the user's operating environment, of a version of Python compatible with the user's version of Stata.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 16
Keywords: data management; resultssets; Python (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-09-14
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install osgen". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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