How to remove only empty directories in Python

Jeri 2020-12-03 #remove #dir #python #list

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Python

import os

if not os.listdir(dir):
    os.rmdir(dir)

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os.rmdir will not delete a directory that is not empty.

try:
    os.rmdir(dir)
except OSError as ex:
    if ex.errno == errno.ENOTEMPTY:
        print "directory not empty"

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