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shutil.rmtree will not delete read-only files on Windows. Is there a python equivalent of "rm -rf" ? Why oh why is this such a pain?
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Deleting file/dir using the os. os. rmdir() method in Python is used to remove or delete an empty directory. OSError will be raised if the specified path is not an empty directory.
Use the Properties Menu to Eliminate the Read Only Attribute. Right-click the file in Windows Explorer. Choose "Properties" from the drop-down menu. Uncheck the box next to the "Read Only" option in the "Properties" menu.
shutil.rmtree can take an error-handling function that will be called when it has problem removing a file. You can use that to force the removal of the problematic file(s).
Inspired by http://mail.python.org/pipermail/tutor/2006-June/047551.html and http://techarttiki.blogspot.com/2008/08/read-only-windows-files-with-python.html:
import os import stat import shutil def remove_readonly(func, path, excinfo): os.chmod(path, stat.S_IWRITE) func(path) shutil.rmtree(top, onerror=remove_readonly) (I haven't tested that snippet out, but it should be enough to get you started)
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