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January 14, 2024 13:36
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This script removes all the folders named venv, and node_modules.
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import os | |
import shutil | |
def remove_folders_recursively(start_path, folder_names, exclude_path): | |
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(start_path, topdown=True): | |
# Skip the excluded directory | |
dirs[:] = [d for d in dirs if os.path.join(root, d) != exclude_path] | |
for dir_name in dirs: | |
if dir_name in folder_names: | |
full_path = os.path.join(root, dir_name) | |
print(f"Removing {full_path}") | |
shutil.rmtree(full_path, ignore_errors=True) | |
home_directory = os.path.expanduser("~") # Gets your home directory | |
folders_to_remove = ['venv', 'node_modules', '.venv'] | |
exclude_directory = os.path.join(home_directory, 'Library') # Path to the directory to exclude | |
remove_folders_recursively(home_directory, folders_to_remove, exclude_directory) |
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