Shutil module in Python provides many functions of high-level operations on files and collections of files. It comes under Python’s standard utility modules. This module helps in automating process of copying and removal of files and directories.
shutil.disk_usage() method tells the disk usage statistics about the given path as a named tuple with the attributes
total,
used and
free where
total represents total amount of memory,
used represents used memory and
free represents free memory.
Note: All the memory values are in bytes.
Syntax: shutil.disk_usage(path)
Parameter:
path: A string representing the path.
Return Value: This method returns a named tuple with the attributes total, used and free which are the amount of total, used and free space, in bytes
Example #1 :
Using
shutil.disk_usage() method to know about memory usage statistics of GeeksforGeeks server.
Output:
usage(total=51976970240, used=27151167488, free=24809025536)
Example #2 :
Using
shutil.disk_usage() method to know about memory usage statistics of any user Computer.
Output:
usage(total=209190907904, used=92728918016, free=116461989888)
