I want do delete a file, for ex. 'myfile.txt' that is stored under a hidden folder. Is it possible to do this in python?
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3Welcome to SO. Have you researched this question thouroughly, and not found an answer online? – Flob Dec 17 '18 at 14:34
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1What do you mean by "hidden folder"? Different filesystems implement such a thing in different ways, usually that depends on the operating system, which you do not specify. – cdarke Dec 17 '18 at 14:38
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If you can't see it then it doesn't exists! – Attila Bognár Dec 17 '18 at 14:38
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1@AttilaBognár: that depends on how you are looking – cdarke Dec 17 '18 at 14:39
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My file is in AppData in another folder created by an app. So i'm on windows. For me what i've found so far did not worked. – Rares Pasca Dec 17 '18 at 15:04
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Yes, just have the path included the hidden folder as follows:
UNIX:
path = "desktop/.hidden_folder/myfile.txt"
WINDOWS (Code from here):
import os
if os.name == 'nt':
import win32api, win32con
def file_is_hidden(p):
if os.name== 'nt':
attribute = win32api.GetFileAttributes(p)
return attribute & (win32con.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN | win32con.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM)
else:
return p.startswith('.') #linux-osx
[os.remove(f) for f in os.listdir('.') if file_is_hidden(f)]
Then deal with the file as you wish.
Linny
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