Like chmod(), except if the path points to a symlink, the symlink's
        permissions are changed, rather than its target's.

def lchmod(self, mode):
        """
        Like chmod(), except if the path points to a symlink, the symlink's
        permissions are changed, rather than its target's.
        """
        if self._closed:
            self._raise_closed()
        self._accessor.lchmod(self, mode)