Deleting a file or folder in Python There are multiple ways to delete a file in Python but the best ways are the following: os.remove() removes a file. os.unlink() removes a file. It is a Unix alias …

Jun 1, 2012 · I want to delete the file filename if it exists. Is it proper to say if os.path.exists(filename): os.remove(filename) Is there a better way? A one-line way?

Let's say I have a text file full of nicknames. How can I delete a specific nickname from this file, using Python?

The only way I came up for deleting a file from a zipfile was to create a temporary zipfile without the file to be deleted and then rename it to the original filename. In python 2.4 the ZipInfo cl...

How can I delete the contents of a local folder in Python? The current project is for Windows, but I would like to see *nix also.

Jul 21, 2019 · I want to permanently delete a file i have created with my python code. I know the os.remove () etc but can't find anything specific to delete a file permanently.

I have a data file (unstructured, messy file) from which I have to scrub specific list of strings (delete strings). Here is what I am doing but with no result: infile = r"messy_data_file.txt&q...

May 4, 2010 · I have text file which I want to erase in Python. How do I do that?

I need to write code in python that will delete the required file from an Amazon s3 bucket. I am able to connect to the Amazon s3 bucket, and also to save files, but how can I delete a file?

Jan 6, 2010 · If you really want to use Python, you can just use a combination of os.listdir (), which returns a listing of all the files in a certain directory, and os.remove ().