The Windows version of Python can access file attributes:
>>> import os >>> os.stat('C:\Recovery').st_file_attributes 8214 https://docs.python.org/library/os#os.stat_result.st_file_attributes However the Cygwin version cannot: >>> import os >>> os.stat('C:\Recovery').st_file_attributes Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> AttributeError: 'os.stat_result' object has no attribute 'st_file_attributes' This is unexpected as other Cygwin tools can access this information: $ lsattr -hs------n-- ./Recovery -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple