How do I check whether a file exists without exceptions?

Question

How do I check if a file exists or not, without using the try statement?

Answer 1

import os.path

def isReadableFile(file_path, file_name):
    full_path = file_path + "/" + file_name
    try:
        if not os.path.exists(file_path):
            print "File path is invalid."
            return False
        elif not os.path.isfile(full_path):
            print "File does not exist."
            return False
        elif not os.access(full_path, os.R_OK):
            print "File cannot be read."
            return False
        else:
            print "File can be read."
            return True
    except IOError as ex:
        print "I/O error({0}): {1}".format(ex.errno, ex.strerror)
    except Error as ex:
        print "Error({0}): {1}".format(ex.errno, ex.strerror)
    return False
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path = "/usr/khaled/documents/puzzles"
fileName = "puzzle_1.txt"

isReadableFile(path, fileName)