On Python ≥ 3.5, use pathlib.Path.mkdir: For older versions of Python, I see two answers with good qualities, each with a small flaw, so I will give my take on it: Try os.path.exists, and consider os.makedirs for the creation. As noted in comments and elsewhere, there’s a race condition – if the directory is created … Read more
os.listdir() will get you everything that’s in a directory – files and directories. If you want just files, you could either filter this down using os.path: or you could use os.walk() which will yield two lists for each directory it visits – splitting into files and dirs for you. If you only want the top directory you can break the first time it yields or, shorter:
os.remove() removes a file. os.rmdir() removes an empty directory. shutil.rmtree() deletes a directory and all its contents. Path objects from the Python 3.4+ pathlib module also expose these instance methods: pathlib.Path.unlink() removes a file or symbolic link. pathlib.Path.rmdir() removes an empty directory.