When i do it directly ...

>>> import os

size = os.path.getsize('Untitled.rewasd') print(size) 30063

So it works. Now my method ...

    def save_config(self,buttons_dict):
    self.buttons_dict = buttons_dict

    self._generate_jsonfile()
    
    #size = os.path.getsize(self.file_path)

    print(self.file_path)
    stat = os.stat(self.file_path)
    size = stat.st_size
    print(size)

        # rest is irrelevant
    file_exists = os.path.getsize(self.file_path) > 0

    f = open(self.file_path, "a+") # open original file

    if file_exists: # if file exists and is not empty
        self.rewasd_file_bckp_dict = json.load(f)
        f_bckp = open(self.file_path + ".bak", "w") # create backup file
        f_bckp.write(json.dumps(self.rewasd_file_bckp_dict, indent=4)) # write original content to backup file
        f_bckp.close()
    
    f.write(json.dumps(self.rewasd_file_dict, indent=4)) # write new content to backup file
    f.close()

gives me

python3 main.py 

/my/path/to/file/Untitled.rewasd 0

- file size call is above first file opening > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63091396/os-path-getsize-returns-0

- tried both os.path and os.stat

- all other methods which open file have also .close() for each of them > ful class https://pastebin.com/tyG6Y0yw

Why im still getting this??

I'm trying to determine whether or not a file is empty while iterating through a folder.

def parse_files(results):
    for file in results[0]:
        with open(file) as my_file:
            #if file size is 0, return False

I feel like the answer is so easy but i've been stuck for a bit.