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add file removal python script
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scripting/fileRemoval.py
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scripting/fileRemoval.py
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# Script to go through a given directory recusively and remove files based on file extension
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import os
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"""
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Directory path should be formatted as follows:
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'<disk>:/path/to/file
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example: C:/Users/test/testUser/Downloads
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"""
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directoryToUse = <insert path to top folder here>
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for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(directoryToUse):
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for file in files:
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if file.endswith("<add file extension in quotes"):
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#os.remove or os.unlink both work here as their functionality is identical, remove comes from windows, unlink from UNIX
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os.remove(os.path.join(directoryToUse, file))