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 did it in more sufficient way

import os, time

path = "/home/mansoor/Documents/clients/AirFinder/vendors"
now = time.time()

for filename in os.listdir(path):
    filestamp = os.stat(os.path.join(path, filename)).st_mtime
    filecompare = now - 7 * 86400
    if  filestamp < filecompare:
     print(filename)

Answer 2

There's script which delete files only if you running out of space, this is good fit for logs and backups in production environment.

Delete old files will eventually remove all your backups if new backups are not being added

https://gist.github.com/PavelNiedoba/811a193e8a71286f72460510e1d2d9e9

Answer 3

With comprehensions, Can be:

import os
from time import time


p='.'
result=[os.remove(file) for file in (os.path.join(path, file) for path, _, files in os.walk(p) for file in files) if os.stat(file).st_mtime < time() - 7 * 86400]
print(result)

• remove files with match = os.remove(file)
• loop for all files into path = for file in
• generation with all files = (os.path.join(path, file) for path, _, files in os.walk(p) for file in files)
• p is a directory into filesystem
• verify mtime to match= if os.stat(file).st_mtime < time() - 7 * 86400

May be see: https://ideone.com/Bryj1l

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

You need to give it the path also or it will look in cwd.. which ironically enough you did on the os.remove but no where else...

for f in os.listdir(path):
    if os.stat(os.path.join(path,f)).st_mtime < now - 7 * 86400:

Answer 6

You need to use if os.stat(os.path.join(path, f)).st_mtime < now - 7 * 86400: instead of if os.stat(f).st_mtime < now - 7 * 86400:

I find using os.path.getmtime more convenient :-

import os, time

path = r"c:\users\%myusername%\downloads"
now = time.time()

for filename in os.listdir(path):
    # if os.stat(os.path.join(path, filename)).st_mtime < now - 7 * 86400:
    if os.path.getmtime(os.path.join(path, filename)) < now - 7 * 86400:
        if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(path, filename)):
            print(filename)
            os.remove(os.path.join(path, filename))