UNTESTED. python3 script to delete all files OLDER than minAge_sec inside basepath (recursively)

DeleteOldFilesJob.py

#!python3
#script to delete all files OLDER than minAge_sec inside basepath (recursively)

#set these args before running
basepath="."
minAge_sec=14*24*60*60 #14days
logfilepath="~/deletionJob.log"
#ofcourse, logfilepath should lie outside basepath

import os,time
def logger(msg,logfile=logfilepath):
    with open(logfile,'a') as f:
        f.write(msg+'\n')

logger("DeletionJob started at : {}".format(time.time()))
for root,dirs,files in os.walk(basepath):
    for file in files:
        target=os.path.join(root,file)
        ctime=os.stat(target).st_ctime #ctime for create date,mtime for modified
        age=time.time()-ctime
        if age>minAge_sec:
            try:
                #delete target file
                os.remove(target)
                #log it to other file
                logger('Deleted file "{}" create-time:{}'.format(target,ctime))
            except Exception as e:
                logger('Failed removal of "{}" reason:{}'.format(target,e))

logger("DeletionJob completed at : {}".format(time.time()))