(source, target)
return mtime1 > mtime2
Return true if 'source' exists and is more recently modified than
    'target', or if 'source' exists and 'target' doesn't.  Return false if
    both exist and 'target' is the same age or younger than 'source'.
    Raise DistutilsFileError if 'source' does not exist.
Return true if 'source' exists and is more recently modified than
    'target', or if 'source' exists and 'target' doesn't.  Return false if
    both exist and 'target' is the same age or younger than 'source'.
    Raise DistutilsFileError if 'source' does not exist.
Return true if source exists and is more recently modified than target or if source exists and target doesn t . Return false if both exist and target is the same age or younger than source . Raise DistutilsFileError if source does not exist .
def newer (source, target):
    """Return true if 'source' exists and is more recently modified than
    'target', or if 'source' exists and 'target' doesn't.  Return false if
    both exist and 'target' is the same age or younger than 'source'.
    Raise DistutilsFileError if 'source' does not exist.
    """
    if not os.path.exists(source):
        raise DistutilsFileError("file '%s' does not exist" %
                                 os.path.abspath(source))
    if not os.path.exists(target):
        return 1

    from stat import ST_MTIME
    mtime1 = os.stat(source)[ST_MTIME]
    mtime2 = os.stat(target)[ST_MTIME]

    return mtime1 > mtime2
def newer ( source , target ) : if not os . path . exists ( source ) : raise DistutilsFileError ( "file '%s' does not exist" % os . path . abspath ( source ) ) if not os . path . exists ( target ) : return 1 from stat import ST_MTIME mtime1 = os . stat ( source ) [ ST_MTIME ] mtime2 = os . stat ( target ) [ ST_MTIME ] return mtime1 > mtime2