Like stat(), except if the path points to a symlink, the symlink's
        status information is returned, rather than its target's.

def lstat(self):
        """
        Like stat(), except if the path points to a symlink, the symlink's
        status information is returned, rather than its target's.
        """
        if self._closed:
            self._raise_closed()
        return self._accessor.lstat(self)