#!/usr/bin/python

import os

mystat = os.lstat("test.txt")
print "Permissions for test.txt are " + str(mystat[0]) + "\n"
os.chmod("test2.txt", mystat[0])
mystat2 = os.lstat("test2.txt")
print "Permissions for test2.txt are " + str(mystat2[0]) + "\n"