python to code to delete all files 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 delete all files in directory

import os

filelist = [ f for f in os.listdir(mydir) if f.endswith(".bak") ]
for f in filelist:
    os.remove(os.path.join(mydir, f))