deleting files with python scripts

Question

I want to delete some files with python scripts (while using Windows). I have tried the following code:

>>>import os
>>> os.remove ('D:\new.docx')

but I am getting the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "<pyshell#1>", line 1, in -toplevel-

    os.remove ('D:\new.docx')
OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument: 'D:\new.docx'

Can anyone here help me with this?

THanks.

Gillani

gimel · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-16 10:27:02Z

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A few options:

Escape the backslash:

>>> os.remove('D:\\new.docx')

The runtime library in Windows accepts a forward slash as a separator:

>>> os.remove('D:/new.docx')

Raw string:

>>> os.remove(r'D:\new.docx')

answered Sep 16, 2009 at 10:27

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Alterlife · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-16 10:13:43Z

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\ is the escape char for python. try replacing it with \\ .

ex:

os.remove ('D:\\new.docx')

answered Sep 16, 2009 at 10:13

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