remove file directory python code example

Example 1: os remove entire folder python

import os
import shutil

os.remove('/your/path/to/file.txt') #removes a file.

os.rmdir('/your/folder/path/') #removes an empty directory.

shutil.rmtree('/your/folder/path/') #deletes a directory and all its contents.

Example 2: 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))