# Import python libs  import os    def is_writeable(path, check_parent=False):      '''      Check if a given path is writeable by the current user.        :param path: The path to check      :param check_parent: If the path to check does not exist, check for the             ability to write to the parent directory instead      :returns: True or False      '''        if os.access(path, os.F_OK) and os.access(path, os.W_OK):          # The path exists and is writeable          return True        if os.access(path, os.F_OK) and not os.access(path, os.W_OK):          # The path exists and is not writeable          return False        # The path does not exists or is not writeable        if check_parent is False:          # We're not allowed to check the parent directory of the provided path          return False        # Lets get the parent directory of the provided path      parent_dir = os.path.dirname(path)        if not os.access(parent_dir, os.F_OK):          # Parent directory does not exit          return False        # Finally, return if we're allowed to write in the parent directory of the      # provided path      return os.access(parent_dir, os.W_OK)    def is_readable(path):      '''      Check if a given path is readable by the current user.        :param path: The path to check      :returns: True or False      '''        if os.access(path, os.F_OK) and os.access(path, os.R_OK):          # The path exists and is readable          return True        # The path does not exist      return False