# tf.compat.v1.gfile.Exists

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| [![](https://www.tensorflow.org/images/GitHub-Mark-32px.png) View source on GitHub](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/v2.0.0/tensorflow/python/lib/io/file_io.py#L248-L262) |

Determines whether a path exists or not.

    tf.compat.v1.gfile.Exists(
        filename
    )

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| ## Args ||
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| `filename` | string, a path |

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| ## Returns ||
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| True if the path exists, whether it's a file or a directory. False if the path does not exist and there are no filesystem errors. ||

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| ## Raises ||
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| [`errors.OpError`](https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/errors/OpError) | Propagates any errors reported by the FileSystem API. |

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