Recursively delete files older than 2 years (with specific extension like .zip, .log etc) - python-3.7

Question

I'm new to Python and want to write a script to recursively delete files in a directory which are older than 2 years and have a specific extension like .zip, .txt etc.

Answer 1

I know this isn't GitHub but: I spend quite some time trying to figure it out and I have to admit the answer isn't that obvious but I found it
eventually. I have no idea why I spent half an hour on this random program but I did.
Its lucky i'm using python 3.7 as well because I didn't see your tag on the bottom of the post. This Image is a demo of me running what is titled The Program
Features
- Deletes all files from directory and subdirectory
- Able to change the extension to whatever you want eg: txt, bat, png, jpg
- Lets you change the folder you want erased to what you want eg from your C drive to pictures
The Program
import glob,os,sys,re,datetime
os.chdir("C:\\Users\\") # ------> PLEASE CHANGE THIS TO PREVENT YOUR C DRIVE GETTING DESTROYED THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE
src = os.getcwd()#Scans src which must be set to the current working directory
cn = 0
filedate = '2019'
clrd = 0
def random_function_name():
print("No files match the given criteria!")
return;
def find(path, *exts):
dirs = [a[0] for a in os.walk(path)]
f_filter = [d+e for d in dirs for e in exts]
return [f for files in [glob.iglob(files) for files in f_filter] for f in files]
print(src)
my_files = find(src,'\*py', '\*txt') #you can also add parameters like '\*txt', '\*jpg' ect
for f in my_files:
cn += 1
if filedate in datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getctime(f)).strftime('%Y/%m/%d|%H:%M:%S'):
print(' | CREATED:',datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getctime(f)).strftime('%Y/%m/%d|%H:%M:%S'),'|', 'Folder:','[',os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(f)),']', 'File:', os.path.split(os.path.abspath(f))[1], ' Bytes:', os.stat(f).st_size)
clrd += os.stat(f).st_size
def delete():
if cn != 0:
x = str(input("Delete {} file(s)? >>> ".format(cn)))
if x.lower() == 'yes':
os.remove(f)
print("You have cleared {} bytes of data".format(clrd))
sys.exit()
if x.lower() == 'no':
print('Aborting...')
sys.exit()
if x != 'yes' or 'no':
if x != '':
print("type yes or no")
delete()
else: delete()
if cn == 0:
print(str("No files to delete."))
sys.exit()
delete()
if filedate not in datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getctime(f)).strftime('%Y/%m/%d|%H:%M:%S'):
sys.setrecursionlimit(2500)
random_function_name()
On its own
This is for applying it to your own code
import glob,os,sys,re,datetime
os.chdir('C:\\Users')
src = os.getcwd()
def find(path, *exts):
dirs = [a[0] for a in os.walk(path)]
f_filter = [d+e for d in dirs for e in exts]
return [f for files in [glob.iglob(files) for files in f_filter] for f in files]
my_files = find(src,'\*py', '\*txt') #to add extensions do \*extension
for f in my_files:
if filedate in datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getctime(f)).strftime('%Y/%m/%d|%H:%M:%S'):
os.remove(f)