How To Delete A File In Python

The aim of this how-to-guide🏁 is to delete a file in python.

notes

1. import os module
2. be explicit and include try/except block (EAFP style of exception handling)
3. use os.remove(<filename>) method

example

import os
myfile= raw_input("Enter file name to delete: ")
try:
    os.remove(myfile)
except OSError as e:
    print ("Error: %s - %s." % (e.filename, e.strerror))

links

• https://stackoverflow.com/a/42641792/11082684
• https://devblogs.microsoft.com/python/idiomatic-python-eafp-versus-lbyl/