PythonDelete File
Delete a File
To delete a file, you must import the OS module, and run itsos.remove() function:
Example
Remove the file "demofile.txt":
import os
os.remove("demofile.txt")
os.remove("demofile.txt")
Check if File exist:
To avoid getting an error, you might want to check if the file exists before you try to delete it:
Example
Check if file exists,then delete it:
import os
if os.path.exists("demofile.txt"):
os.remove("demofile.txt")
else:
print("The file does not exist")
if os.path.exists("demofile.txt"):
os.remove("demofile.txt")
else:
print("The file does not exist")
Delete Folder
To delete an entire folder, use theos.rmdir() method:
Example
Remove the folder "myfolder":
import os
os.rmdir("myfolder")
os.rmdir("myfolder")
Note: You can only removeempty folders.
