autodelete.py

import time, os.path, shutil

# Where files are placed for auto-deletion 
dirName = '/Users/cromano/Documents/autodelete/'

# Days after which files are considered old 
daysUntilDelete = 1 

def deleteItem (itemName):
	if os.path.isfile(itemName):
		os.remove(itemName)
	elif os.path.isdir(itemName):
		shutil.rmtree(itemName)

now = time.time() 

for item in os.listdir(dirName):
	itemName = dirName + item 
	mtime = os.path.getmtime(itemName)
	daysOld = (now - mtime) / 86400 # seconds in a day
	
	if daysOld >= daysUntilDelete:
		deleteItem(itemName)