> From: st...@pearwood.info > Subject: Re: Remove directory tree without following symlinks > Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 03:14:12 +1000 > To: python-list@python.org > > On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 01:09 am, Random832 wrote: > > > On Fri, Apr 22, 2016, at 10:56, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > >> What should I use for "remove_tree"? Do I have to write my own, or does a > >> solution already exist? > > > > In the os.walk documentation it provides a simple recipe and also > > mentions shutil.rmtree > > Thanks for that.
FYI, Just today I found out that shutil.rmtree raises a WindowsError if the dir is read-only (or its contents). Using 'ignore_errors', won't help. Sure, no error is raised, but the dir is not deleted either! A 'force' option would be a nice improvement. > The os.walk recipe is described as a simple version of shutil.rmtree. The > documentation for rmtree seems lacking to me, but after testing it, it > appears to work as I want it: it removes symbolic links, it does not follow > them. > > Is anyone else able to confirm that my understanding is correct? If so, the > documentation should probably be a bit clearer. > > > > -- > Steven > > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
