deleting file if it exists; python

Question

I want to create a file; if it already exists I want to delete it and create it anew. I tried doing it like this but it throws a Win32 error. What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Try this:

 from os import path, 
    PATH = os.path.expanduser('~') + '\Desktop\input.txt'
    if path.isfile(PATH):
       try:
          os.remove(os.path.expanduser('~') + '\Desktop\input.txt')
       except OSError:
          pass

edited :

from os import path, 
        PATH = os.path.expanduser('~') + '\Desktop\input.txt'
        try:
            os.remove(os.path.expanduser('~') + '\Desktop\input.txt')
        except OSError:
            pass