python remove directory code example

Example 1: python delete file

import os
import shutil

if os.path.exists("demofile.txt"):
  os.remove("demofile.txt") # one file at a time

os.rmdir("test_directory") # removes empty directory
shutil.rmtree("test_directory") # removes not empty directory and its content

Example 2: python dlete folder

import shutil

shutil.rmtree('/folder_name')

Example 3: python remove directory not empty

import shutil

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

Example 4: python how to delete a directory with files in it

import shutil

dir_path = '/tmp/img'

try:
    shutil.rmtree(dir_path)
except OSError as e:
    print("Error: %s : %s" % (dir_path, e.strerror))