scripts/rm.py

   1 #! /usr/bin/env python
   2
   3 import argparse
   4 import os
   5 import shutil
   6
   7 try:
   8     raw_input
   9 except NameError:  # Python 3
  10     raw_input = input
  11
  12
  13 if __name__ == '__main__':
  14     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Remove files/directories')
  15     parser.add_argument('-f', '--force', action='store_true',
  16                         help='force (ignore non-existing files and errors)')
  17     parser.add_argument('-r', '--recursive', action='store_true',
  18                         help='remove directories recursively')
  19     parser.add_argument('names', nargs='+',
  20                         help='files/directories names to remove')
  21     args = parser.parse_args()
  22
  23     for name in args.names:
  24         if args.force and not os.path.exists(name):
  25             continue
  26         is_dir = os.path.isdir(name)
  27         if not os.access(name, os.W_OK):
  28             if is_dir:
  29                 ftype = 'directory'
  30             else:
  31                 ftype = 'file'
  32             try:
  33                 while True:
  34                     rmw = raw_input(
  35                         "rm.py: remove write-protected %s '%s'? [y/n] "
  36                         % (ftype, name))
  37                     answer = rmw[:1].lower()
  38                     if answer == 'y':
  39                         break
  40                     elif answer == 'n':
  41                         raise StopIteration
  42                     else:
  43                         continue
  44             except StopIteration:
  45                 continue
  46         if is_dir:
  47             if args.recursive:
  48                 shutil.rmtree(name, args.force)
  49             else:
  50                 os.rmdir(name)
  51         else:
  52             os.unlink(name)