python file remove

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 osos.remove("demofile.txt")

Example

Remove the file "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 osif os.path.exists("demofile.txt"):  os.remove("demofile.txt")

else:  print("The file does not exist")

Example

Check if file exists, then delete it:

Delete Folder

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

Example

Remove the folder "myfolder":



import osos.rmdir("myfolder")

Example

Remove the folder "myfolder":

Note: You can only remove empty folders.