YouTipFile Isatty
# Python2.x Python File isatty() Method
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### Overview
The **isatty()** method checks whether the file is connected to a terminal device, returning True if it is, and False otherwise.
### Syntax
The syntax of the isatty() method is as follows:
fileObject.isatty();
### Parameters
* **None**
### Return Value
Returns True if connected to a terminal device, otherwise returns False.
### Example
The following example demonstrates the use of the isatty() method:
#!/usr/bin/python# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-# Open file fo = open(".txt", "wb")print "File name is: ", fo.name ret = fo.isatty()print "Return Value : ", ret # Close file fo.close()
The output of the above example is:
File name is: .txt Return Value : False