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Author Topic: Remove folder  (Read 6342 times)

kartal

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Remove folder
« on: June 16, 2009, 02:17 AM »
Hi

This tiny Python script utility is using Gnu rm.exe to forcefully and peacefully removes folders. I think it works better than windows delete. It will popup a window where you put the path to intended delete folder. For now it does only one folder(recursively) at a time. I made this utility because I was sick of waiting for Window`s delete to figure out what to delete.

http://shup.com/Shup/173115/FolderRemove.zip

Use it on your own risk. I use it here happily :)
« Last Edit: June 16, 2009, 09:52 PM by kartal »

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Re: Remove folder
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2009, 07:43 AM »
Why depend on an external tool instead of coding the removal routine in Python? And when using an external tool, why depend on gnu rm instead of Windows' built-in RMDIR /S ?
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Re: Remove folder
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2009, 09:51 AM »
Why depend on an external tool instead of coding the removal routine in Python? And when using an external tool, why depend on gnu rm instead of Windows' built-in RMDIR /S ?

Well because it was easier to just use Gnu tool rather than trying to write my own recursive Python folder deletetion. I was just trying to get something going asap.

I just like the Gnu rm`s options and I use other Gnu Core Utils here as well, so it was just a personal taste.

I will just make one version with RMDIR instead later today.



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Re: Remove folder
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2009, 01:16 PM »
I just tried using "rmdir" inside my script, I could not get it to work. I think it is because Popen does not pass rmdir as a command. Since I do not use it myself I wont dwell around it much really.



edit: I fixed the issue, it was a shell issue. Here is the windows version but it does not have any verbose mode.

http://shup.com/Shup/172957/FolderRemove_windows.zip
« Last Edit: June 16, 2009, 01:28 PM by kartal »