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RE: Remove directory tree without following symlinks

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> From: steve@pearwood.info
> Subject: Re: Remove directory tree without following symlinks
> Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 03:14:12 +1000
> To: python-list@python.org
> 
> On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 01:09 am, Random832 wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Apr 22, 2016, at 10:56, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> >> What should I use for "remove_tree"? Do I have to write my own, or does a
> >> solution already exist?
> > 
> > In the os.walk documentation it provides a simple recipe and also
> > mentions shutil.rmtree
> 
> Thanks for that.

FYI, Just today I found out that shutil.rmtree raises a WindowsError if the dir is read-only (or its contents). Using 'ignore_errors', won't help. Sure, no error is raised, but the dir is not deleted either! A 'force' option would be a nice improvement.



> The os.walk recipe is described as a simple version of shutil.rmtree. The
> documentation for rmtree seems lacking to me, but after testing it, it
> appears to work as I want it: it removes symbolic links, it does not follow
> them.
>
> Is anyone else able to confirm that my understanding is correct? If so, the
> documentation should probably be a bit clearer.
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Steven
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Remove directory tree without following symlinks Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-04-23 00:56 +1000
  Re: Remove directory tree without following symlinks Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2016-04-22 11:09 -0400
    Re: Remove directory tree without following symlinks Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-04-23 03:14 +1000
      RE: Remove directory tree without following symlinks Albert-Jan Roskam <sjeik_appie@hotmail.com> - 2016-04-22 17:39 +0000
      Re: Remove directory tree without following symlinks eryk sun <eryksun@gmail.com> - 2016-04-22 13:28 -0500
      RE: Remove directory tree without following symlinks Albert-Jan Roskam <sjeik_appie@hotmail.com> - 2016-04-23 09:34 +0000
      Re: Remove directory tree without following symlinks eryk sun <eryksun@gmail.com> - 2016-04-23 15:22 -0500
      Re: Remove directory tree without following symlinks eryk sun <eryksun@gmail.com> - 2016-04-24 14:42 -0500
  Re: Remove directory tree without following symlinks Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-23 01:13 -0700
    Re: Remove directory tree without following symlinks Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-04-23 20:24 +1000
      Re: Remove directory tree without following symlinks Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2016-04-23 23:37 +1200
      Re: Remove directory tree without following symlinks Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2016-04-23 17:04 -0400
  Re: Remove directory tree without following symlinks Nobody <nobody@nowhere.invalid> - 2016-04-23 17:29 +0100
    Re: Remove directory tree without following symlinks Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2016-04-23 17:07 -0400

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