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# Python3 os.major() Method
## Python3 os.major() Method
### Overview
The `os.major()` method is used to extract the major device number from a raw device number (using the `st_dev` or `st_rdev` field from `stat`).
### Syntax
The syntax for the `major()` method is as follows:
```python
os.major(device)
### Parameters
* **device** -- The raw device number from which to extract the major device number (using the `st_dev` or `st_rdev` field from `stat`).
### Return Value
Returns the major device number.
### Example
The following example demonstrates the use of the `major()` method:
```python
#!/usr/bin/python3
import os, sys
path = "/var/www/html/foo.txt"
# Get the tuple
info = os.lstat(path)
# Get major and minor device numbers
major_dnum = os.major(info.st_dev)
minor_dnum = os.minor(info.st_dev)
print ("Major Device Number :", major_dnum)
print ("Minor Device Number :", minor_dnum)
Executing the above program will produce the following output:
Major Device Number : 0
Minor Device Number : 103