def rm_f(paths, silent=False):
'''
Remove one or more files.
paths - a list or tuple of paths, or a string of one path
silent - whether or not to make noise about what's going on
'''
def do_rm(path):
if not silent:
msg(f"rm -f {path}")
if os.path.exists(path):
os.unlink(path)
if isinstance(paths, list) or isinstance(paths, tuple):
for f in paths:
do_rm(f)
elif isinstance(paths, str):
do_rm(paths)
else:
from doit import TaskError
raise TaskError('rm_f() expects a list, a tuple or a string.')
def rm_rf(paths, silent=False):
'''
Recursively remove one or more files.
paths - a list or tuple of paths, or a string of one path
silent - whether or not to make noise about what's going on
'''
def do_rm(path):
if os.path.isdir(path):
if not silent:
msg(f'rm -rf {path}')
rmtree(path)
else:
rm_f(path)
if isinstance(paths, list) or isinstance(paths, tuple):
for f in paths:
do_rm(f)
elif isinstance(paths, str):
do_rm(paths)
else:
from doit import TaskError
raise TaskError('rm_f() expects a list, a tuple or a string.')