Python, Deleting all files in a folder older than X days

Question

I\'m trying to write a python script to delete all files in a folder older than X days. This is what I have so far:

import os, time, sys

path = r\"c:\\user         


        

Answer 1

I think the new pathlib thingy together with the arrow module for dates make for neater code.

from pathlib import Path
import arrow

filesPath = r"C:\scratch\removeThem"

criticalTime = arrow.now().shift(hours=+5).shift(days=-7)

for item in Path(filesPath).glob('*'):
    if item.is_file():
        print (str(item.absolute()))
        itemTime = arrow.get(item.stat().st_mtime)
        if itemTime < criticalTime:
            #remove it
            pass

• pathlib makes it easy to list the directory contents, to access file characteristics such as as creation times and to get full paths.
• arrow makes calculations of times easier and neater.

Here's the output showing the full paths offered by pathlib. (No need to join.)

C:\scratch\removeThem\four.txt
C:\scratch\removeThem\one.txt
C:\scratch\removeThem\three.txt
C:\scratch\removeThem\two.txt