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In the Unix shell I can do this to empty a file:
cd /the/file/directory/
:> thefile.ext
How would I go about doing this in Python?
Is os.system the way here, I wouldn't know how since I would have to send 2 actions after each other i.e. the cd and then the :>.
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The simplest way to delete a file is to use open() and assign it to a new variable in write mode. The Python with statement simplifies exception handling. Using with to open a file in write mode will also clear its data. A pass statement completes the example.
os. remove() method in Python is used to remove or delete a file path. This method can not remove or delete a directory. If the specified path is a directory then OSError will be raised by the method.
Opening a file creates it and (unless append ('a') is set) overwrites it with emptyness, such as this:
open(filename, 'w').close()
Alternate form of the answer by @rumpel
with open(filename, 'w'): pass
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