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The code seems correct but my files aren't getting deleted - taffylim69 - Feb-03-2019
I heard that python can make life easier, I wanted to remove duplicates in folderA by comparing folderB with folderA, so I decided to download python and try coding with python. My code seems correct, however, my files are failing to delete, what's wrong with it?
I tried unlink but doesn't work.
import os
with open(r"C:\pathto\output.txt", "w") as a:
for path, subdirs, files in os.walk(r'C:\pathto\directoryb'):
for filename in files:
#f = os.path.join(path, filename)
#a.write(str(f) + os.linesep)
a.write(str(filename) + '\n')
textFile = open(r'C:\output.txt', 'r')
line = textFile.readline()
while line:
target = str(line)
todelete = 'C:\directorya' + target
if (os.path.exists(todelete)):
os.remove(todelete)
else:
print("failed")
line = textFile.readline()
textFile.close()I want my files deleted, basically folderA contains some files in folderB, and I'm trying to delete it.
RE: The code seems correct but my files aren't getting deleted - Larz60+ - Feb-03-2019
you cannot delete the file while it is still open.