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Python Delete File

Delete a File

To delete a file, you must import the OS module, and run its os.remove() function:

Example

Remove the file "demofile.txt": import os 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")

Delete Folder

To delete an entire folder, use the os.rmdir() method:

Example

Remove the folder "myfolder": import os os.rmdir("myfolder")

Note:

You can only remove empty folders.

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