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[ 'a1.txt','aa.txt','resume.doc','a3.py','tutorialsdir','amrood.admin' ]
The dir after removal of path :
[ 'a1.txt','resume.doc','a3.py','tutorialsdir','amrood.admin' ]
os.removedirs(path)
Description
The method removedirs() removes dirs recursively. If the leaf directory is succesfully removed, removedirs tries
to successively remove every parent directory displayed in path.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for removedirs() method:
os.removedirs(path)
Parameters
• path -- This is the path of the directory, which needs to be removed.
Return Value
This method does not return any value.
Example
The following example shows the usage of removedirs() method.
# !/usr/bin/python
import os, sys
# listing directories
print "The dir is: %s" %os.listdir(os.getcwd())
# removing
os.removedirs("/tutorialsdir")
# listing directories after removing directory
print "The dir after removal is:" %os.listdir(os.getcwd())
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result:
The dir is:
[ 'a1.txt','resume.doc','a3.py','tutorialsdir','amrood.admin' ]
The dir after removal is:
[ 'a1.txt','resume.doc','a3.py','amrood.admin' ]
os.rename(src, dst)
Description
The method rename() renames the file or directory src to dst.If dst is a file or directory(already
present),OSError will be raised.
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