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Yogi
Yogi

Reputation: 35

Deleting certain files from folder in Python

I am new to python and am trying the following:

I have 7 files in my directory.

MyFileName1.jpg
MyFileName2.jpg
MyFileName3.jpg
MineFileName1.jpg
MineFileName2.jpg
MineFileName3.jpg
MineFileName4.jpg

Based on a condition, I am trying to remove MyFileName2.jpg and MyFileName3.jpg. Please suggest.

Thanks in advance :)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 79

Answers (2)

777moneymaker
777moneymaker

Reputation: 707

Simple:

import os
from pathlib import Path

folder = Path('path_to_your_dir')
names = ['MyFileName2.jpg', 'MyFileName3.jpg'] # Name of files to be deleted

for file in folder.iterdir():
  if file.name in names:
    os.remove(file)

Upvotes: 1

Ujjwal Dash
Ujjwal Dash

Reputation: 823

s.remove() removes a file.

os.rmdir() removes an empty directory.

shutil.rmtree() deletes a directory and all its contents.

Path objects from the Python 3.4+ pathlib module also expose these instance methods:

pathlib.Path.unlink() removes a file or symbolic link.

pathlib.Path.rmdir() removes an empty directory. You can also use

import os
os.remove("file_path/<file_name>.txt")

Upvotes: 1

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