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Amrendra's avatar
Amrendra
Occasional Contributor
7 years ago

i want to remove a file from my desktop .

i want to remove a file name (export.csv) from my desktop . I have code in python working fine for this.   Code :- try:      import os      os.remove(r"C:\Users\zkhz8zd\Desktop\export.csv")    ...
  • HKosova's avatar
    HKosova
    7 years ago

    Hi Amrendra,

     

    You can get the desktop folder path as follows:

    # TC 12+
    desktop = WshShell.SpecialFolders.Item('Desktop')

    # TC 11.x
    desktop = Sys.OleObject['WScript.Shell'].SpecialFolders.Item('Desktop')

    This will work even on non-English versions of Windows and if it's installed on drives other than C:.

     

    Then you can use os.path.join() to get the full file name:

    os.remove( os.path.join(desktop, 'export.csv') )

     

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m_essaid
Valued Contributor

hi,

I don't know python but do it in 2 times.

first initalize a variable with the path, then use this variable.

put a debug point just after the initialization and copy-paste in an explorer window, to see if the path is correct.

Amrendra's avatar
Amrendra
Occasional Contributor
7 years ago

i have tried :-

 

def a():

userName = Sys.UserName

Log.Message(userName)

try:

import os

os.remove(r"C:\Users\userName\Desktop\export.csv")

except Exception as e:

Log.Message(str(e))

 

However this is giving me error message " [WinError 3] The system cannot find the path specified: 'C:/Users/userName/Desktop/export.csv'

 

Please help