delete folder python 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: 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 4: delete contents of directory python

import os
import glob

files = glob.glob('/YOUR/PATH/*')
for f in files:
    os.remove(f)

Example 5: python remove directory not empty

import shutil

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

Example 6: 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))