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def delete_container(args):
    "Deletes a container on Rackspace Cloud Files"
    connection = cloudfiles.get_connection(
        RACKSPACE_USERNAME,
        RACKSPACE_API_KEY,
    )

    container = connection.get_container(args.container)
    for obj in container.get_objects():
            for w in range(1,10):
                if w != 1:
                #    connection = cloudfiles.get_connection(  RACKSPACE_USERNAME, RACKSPACE_API_KEY, )
                    try:
                         container.get_object(obj.name)
                         print 'Trying again to delete..'
                         container.delete_object(obj.name)
                         break
                    except NoSuchObject:
                         print 'Not existing anymore'
                         break
                    except ResponseError:
                         break
                try:
                    print 'Object to delete "%s"' % obj.name
                    container.delete_object(obj.name)
                    print 'Object "%s" deleted!' % obj.name
                    break
                except SSLError:
                    print "Rackspace SSL error.. retrying"
                time.sleep(5)
                if w > 10:
                    print "Giving up trying to delete file.. too many error attempts!"
                    raise SystemExit(1)

    time.sleep(5)
    getobj=container.list_objects()
    if getobj:
        print "Container not empty!... Deleting remaining files.."

    for obj in container.get_objects():
         container.delete_object(obj.name)
        connection.delete_container(args.container)
        print 'Container "%s" deleted' % args.container
    else:
        connection.delete_container(args.container)
        print 'Container "%s" deleted' % args.container