Python Code to Delete a File

1. How do you delete a file in Python?
2. How do you permanently delete a file in Python?
3. How do you delete a whole file?
4. How do you delete a file from a directory in Python?
5. How do I delete a file in Terminal?
6. How do you delete multiple lines in Python?

How do you delete a file in Python?

How to Delete a File in Python

1. Open a Python File window. You see an editor in which you can type the example code.
2. Type the following code into the window — pressing Enter after each line: import os os. remove("ChangedFile. csv") print("File Removed!") ...
3. Choose Run→Run Module. The application displays the File Removed! message.

How do you permanently delete a file in Python?

Basically both os. remove() and os. unlink() are same. Both these commands removes the files permanently.

How do you delete a whole file?

To permanently delete a file:

1. Select the item you want to delete.
2. Press and hold the Shift key, then press the Delete key on your keyboard.
3. Because you cannot undo this, you will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the file or folder.

How do you delete a file from a directory in Python?

Path objects from the Python 3.4+ pathlib module also expose these instance methods: pathlib. Path. unlink() removes a file or symbolic link.
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13 Answers

1. os. remove() removes a file.
2. os. rmdir() removes an empty directory.
3. shutil. rmtree() deletes a directory and all its contents.

How do I delete a file in Terminal?

To delete a specific file, you can use the command rm followed by the name of the file you want to delete (e.g. rm filename ).

How do you delete multiple lines in Python?

Delete multiple lines from a file by line numbers

1. Accept original filename and list of line numbers as argument.
2. Open original file in read mode.
3. Create a dummy / temporary file and open that in write mode.
4. Read contents from an original file line by line and for each line, ...
5. If any line is skipped while copying then, ...
6. Else.