code: def stat(self):
          
          t, msg = self.sftp._request(CMD_FSTAT, self.handle)
          if t != CMD_ATTRS:
              raise SFTPError("Expected attributes")
          return SFTPAttributes._from_msg(msg)
docs: Retrieve information about this file from the remote system.  This is
          exactly like `.SFTPClient.stat`, except that it operates on an
          already-open file.
  
          :returns:
              an `.SFTPAttributes` object containing attributes about this file.