import datetime, time, os def ageOfFile(pathToFile): pathToFile = os.path.expanduser(pathToFile) return int(time.time()) - os.path.getmtime(pathToFile) def fileIsOlderThan(pathToFile, days=0, hours=0, minutes=0, seconds=0): time= (((days*24) + hours) * 60 + minutes) * 60 + seconds return ageOfFile(pathToFile) > time def dirIsEmpty(pathToDir): return os.listdir(pathToDir) == []