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Question to get file Size

so when i run this in python interpiter it works

>>> import os
>>> b= os.path.getsize("/path/isa_005.mp3")
>>> b
2071611L
>>>

but when i run it in a script

b= os.path.getsize("/path/isa_005.mp3")
FILE.writelines(b)

i get an error.
any one know how i can get it to print the size of the file as text?

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str() is your friend.

FILE.writelines( str(b) )

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