Source code for dnppy.core.exists

__author__ = 'jwely'

import os


def exists(location):
    """
    Ensures input location is either a file or a folder

    :param location:    a filepath to a directory or file
    :return bool:       returns true if filepath leads to a real place
    """

    # if the object is neither a file or a location, return False.
    if not os.path.exists(location) and not os.path.isfile(location):
        print("{0} is not a valid file or folder!".format(location))
        return False

    else:
        return True