empty directory if not empty python code example

Example 1: python remove directory not empty

import shutil

shutil.rmtree('/folder_name')
shutil.rmtree('/folder_name', ignore_errors=True)  # for read only files

Example 2: python remove directory not empty

import shutil

shutil.rmtree('/folder_name')

Example 3: empty directory if not empty python

'''
    Check if a Directory is empty : Method 1
'''    
if len(os.listdir('/home/varun/temp') ) == 0:
    print("Directory is empty")
else:    
    print("Directory is not empty")