How can I only catch the 'Directory not empty' error

Question

I'm writing a bash-like Windows command prompt in python for fun and I need to catch the 'Directory not empty' error to prevent my program from crashing. How can I do this?

import os, sys

# Take the user input
user_input = input()

# Split the user input
parts = user_input.split()

# Remove a directory
if "rmdir" == parts[0]:
    os.rmdir(os.getcwd() + "\\" + parts[1])

Yes, but I need to give an output only for the directory not empty error. — pizzavitdit, Jan 12 '23 at 11:11

DarkKnight · Accepted Answer · 2023-01-12T11:29:58.093

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If you want to handle the "Directory not empty" exception in some special way then:

import os
try:
    os.rmdir('your_directory_goes_here')
except OSError as e:
    if e.strerror == 'Directory not empty':
        print('No can do')
    else:
        raise e

edited Jan 12 '23 at 11:29

answered Jan 12 '23 at 11:19

DarkKnight

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