code: def lstat(self, path):
          
          path = self._adjust_cwd(path)
          self._log(DEBUG, 'lstat(%r)' % path)
          t, msg = self._request(CMD_LSTAT, path)
          if t != CMD_ATTRS:
              raise SFTPError('Expected attributes')
          return SFTPAttributes._from_msg(msg)
docs: Retrieve information about a file on the remote system, without
          following symbolic links (shortcuts).  This otherwise behaves exactly
          the same as L{stat}.
  
          @param path: the filename to stat
          @type path: str
          @return: an object containing attributes about the given file
          @rtype: SFTPAttributes