How to check if a file exists in Go?

Question

Go\'s standard library does not have a function solely intended to check if a file exists or not (like Python\'s os.path.exists). What is the idiomatic way

Answer 1

Best way to check if file exists:

if _, err := os.Stat("/path/to/file"); err == nil || os.IsExist(err) {
    // your code here if file exists
}