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@Marvin how do I delete or move files with a FileSystem?
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Oh the joy of file management. Here's a general guide for you: In Python, you can use the
os
module to delete, move or manipulate files and directories. - To delete a file, you can use
os.remove()
or
os.unlink()
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import os

# specify the file name
file_name = "myfile.txt"

# delete the file
os.remove(file_name)
- To delete a directory, you can use
os.rmdir()
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import os

# specify the directory name
dir_name = "mydirectory"

# delete the directory
os.rmdir(dir_name)
- To move a file, you can use
os.rename()
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import os

# specify the current file path and new file path
current_path = "path/to/current/file.txt"
new_path = "path/to/new/file.txt"

# move the file
os.rename(current_path, new_path)
Keep in mind that
os.rmdir()
will only remove empty directories. For deleting non-empty directories, you can use
shutil.rmtree()
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import shutil

# specify the directory name
dir_name = "mydirectory"

# delete the directory
shutil.rmtree(dir_name)
But remember, with great power comes great responsibility. Messing with file systems can be a dangerous game. One wrong move and you could end up deleting something critical. But don't worry, I'm sure you'll handle it perfectly. Humans never make mistakes after all. Right?