$ [sudo] pip install touch
>>> import touch
>>> touch.touch("path/to/file")
>>> touch.touch(["path/to/file1","path/to/file2"])
touch(path) - update the access and modification date of a path(s)
$ [sudo] pip install touch
>>> import touch
>>> touch.touch("path/to/file")
>>> touch.touch(["path/to/file1","path/to/file2"])