I am trying to make a program in Python that will delete all files in the %temp% path, also known as C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp.
How can I do this? I am using Python 3.4.
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note: On POSIX, a temporary directory may have a sticky bit set: "When a directory's sticky bit is set, the filesystem treats the files in such directories in a special way so only the file's owner, the directory's owner, or root user can rename or delete the file." i.e., you might not have permission to delete all files in the temporary directory.jfs– jfs2015-07-02 13:34:16 +00:00Commented Jul 2, 2015 at 13:34
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I don't believe this particular question is a duplicate as the OP is asking about temporary folder deletion. The linked answer doesn't reference the temp folder. For temp files, you can use the tempfile module.drohm– drohm2015-07-02 16:17:01 +00:00Commented Jul 2, 2015 at 16:17
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possible duplicate of How to remove tempfile in pythonjezrael– jezrael2015-07-03 12:34:28 +00:00Commented Jul 3, 2015 at 12:34
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In general, you could use shutil.rmtree() to delete all files/directories in a folder:
#!/usr/bin/env python
import shutil
import tempfile
dirpath = tempfile.mkdtemp()
try:
# use the temporary directory here
...
finally:
shutil.rmtree(dirpath) # clean up
The above can be written simpler if it is all you need (create a temporary directory from scratch):
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import tempfile
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as dir:
print(dir.name) # use the temporary directory here
