How to delete Python file or folder?

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How to delete Python file or folder?

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You can easily delete the files and folders in Pythin by using os.remove():

You can use os.remove() to delete a file in Python. This function removes a specified file.

import os
os.remove('path/to/your/file.txt') // Replace with your file path

This will delete the specified file. If the file doesn’t exist, it will raise a FileNotFoundError.

Hope this was helpful :slight_smile:

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hey @raimavaswani

I used this methis : os.rmdir() to delete an empty folder: To delete an empty folder, you can use os.rmdir(). It removes the folder, but only if it is empty.

import os
os.rmdir('path/to/your/folder')  # Replace with your folder path

This will delete the folder if it is empty. If the folder contains files or other folders, it will raise an OSError.

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Using shutil.rmtree() to delete a folder with contents: If you need to delete a folder and all of its contents (files and subfolders), you can use shutil.rmtree().

import shutil
shutil.rmtree('path/to/your/folder')  # Replace with your folder path

This will recursively delete the folder and everything inside it, including all files and subfolders.