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bloodhod · 2015-08-10, 14:32

Hello I'm making a Addon... I wanna delete all files in kodi database folder.
(special://database) or sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata/Database/

How to do this? Which python codes? Can anyone help?

kodaxx · 2015-08-10, 21:59

Try my add-on. This may be what you're looking for: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=228075

**enen92** · (This post was last modified: 2015-08-12, 18:14 by enen92.)

I usually use shutil.rmtree to delete folders (https://docs.python.org/2/library/shutil.html)

**bossanova808** · 2015-08-11, 02:30

The basic process works like

Code:
if os.path.exists( PATH ):

        log("shutil.rmtree Removing path")

        shutil.rmtree( PATH , ignore_errors=True)

where PATH is what you want to kill. That works for me for folders in addon_data anyway.

I struggle to think why you'd legitimately want to nuke the entire database folder though? I suppose some sort of cleanup script?

Karnagious · 2015-08-11, 05:22

(2015-08-11, 02:30)bossanova808 Wrote: I struggle to think why you'd legitimately want to nuke the entire database folder though?

+1

**wsnipex** · 2015-08-11, 10:13

personally I get alarmed at the idea that addons out there want to delete DB files...

User 289973 · 2016-02-04, 16:47

Does anyone know how I would delete the temp folder on initial run?

I am using the autoexec.py in userdata with the following

Code:
import os

import shutil

if os.path.exists(special://temp):

        log("shutil.rmtree Removing path")

        shutil.rmtree(special://temp, ignore_errors=true)

However nothing happens, the folder does not get deleted. Any ideas?[/code]

bloodhod · 2016-02-04, 17:23

(2016-02-04, 16:47)tdbegley Wrote: Does anyone know how I would delete the temp folder on initial run?

I am using the autoexec.py in userdata with the following

Code:
import os import shutil if os.path.exists(special://temp): log("shutil.rmtree Removing path") shutil.rmtree(special://temp, ignore_errors=true)

However nothing happens, the folder does not get deleted. Any ideas?[/code]

deletefolder = xbmc.translatePath(
'special://home/temp'
)

folder = deletefolder
if os.path.exists(deletefolder):
for the_file in os.listdir(folder):
file_path = os.path.join(folder, the_file)
try:
if os.path.isfile(file_path):
os.unlink(file_path)
elif os.path.isdir(file_path): shutil.rmtree(file_path)
donevalue = '1'
except Exception, e:
print e

Try this

User 289973 · 2016-02-04, 17:49

Code:
15:48:06 T:2472   ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<--

                                             - NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS!

                                            Error Type: <type 'exceptions.SyntaxError'>

                                            Error Contents: ('invalid syntax', ('C:\\Users\\Thomas\\AppData\\Roaming\\Kodi\\userdata\\autoexec.py', 11, 8, '\t\t\t\telif os.path.isdir(file_path): shutil.rmtree(file_path)\n'))

                                            SyntaxError: ('invalid syntax', ('C:\\Users\\Thomas\\AppData\\Roaming\\Kodi\\userdata\\autoexec.py', 11, 8, '\t\t\t\telif os.path.isdir(file_path): shutil.rmtree(file_path)\n'))

                                            -->End of Python script error report<--

Thanks for you help

bloodhod · 2016-02-04, 17:52

(2016-02-04, 17:49)tdbegley Wrote:
Code:
15:48:06 T:2472 ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<-- - NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS! Error Type: <type 'exceptions.SyntaxError'> Error Contents: ('invalid syntax', ('C:\\Users\\Thomas\\AppData\\Roaming\\Kodi\\userdata\\autoexec.py', 11, 8, '\t\t\t\telif os.path.isdir(file_path): shutil.rmtree(file_path)\n')) SyntaxError: ('invalid syntax', ('C:\\Users\\Thomas\\AppData\\Roaming\\Kodi\\userdata\\autoexec.py', 11, 8, '\t\t\t\telif os.path.isdir(file_path): shutil.rmtree(file_path)\n')) -->End of Python script error report<--

Thanks for you help

send me your py file

bloodhod · (This post was last modified: 2016-02-04, 17:58 by bloodhod.)

(2016-02-04, 17:49)tdbegley Wrote:
Code:
15:48:06 T:2472 ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<-- - NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS! Error Type: <type 'exceptions.SyntaxError'> Error Contents: ('invalid syntax', ('C:\\Users\\Thomas\\AppData\\Roaming\\Kodi\\userdata\\autoexec.py', 11, 8, '\t\t\t\telif os.path.isdir(file_path): shutil.rmtree(file_path)\n')) SyntaxError: ('invalid syntax', ('C:\\Users\\Thomas\\AppData\\Roaming\\Kodi\\userdata\\autoexec.py', 11, 8, '\t\t\t\telif os.path.isdir(file_path): shutil.rmtree(file_path)\n')) -->End of Python script error report<--

Thanks for you help

Code:
TARGETFOLDER = xbmc.translatePath(

    'special://home/temp'

    )

path = TARGETFOLDER

folder = TARGETFOLDER

if os.path.exists(TARGETFOLDER):

    for the_file in os.listdir(folder):

        file_path = os.path.join(folder, the_file)

        try:

            if os.path.isfile(file_path):

                os.unlink(file_path)

            elif os.path.isdir(file_path): shutil.rmtree(file_path)

            donevalue = '1'

        except Exception, e:

            print e

Send me your py file or now try this one...

User 289973 · (This post was last modified: 2016-02-04, 18:12 by User 289973.)

Thank you very much, it works flawlessly.

If i wanted to apply the same principle to the addons/packages folder would it be as simple as just copying the same cope again below but changing it to this?

Code:
TARGETFOLDER = xbmc.translatePath(

    'special://home/temp'

    )

path = TARGETFOLDER

folder = TARGETFOLDER

if os.path.exists(TARGETFOLDER):

    for the_file in os.listdir(folder):

        file_path = os.path.join(folder, the_file)

        try:

            if os.path.isfile(file_path):

                os.unlink(file_path)

            elif os.path.isdir(file_path): shutil.rmtree(file_path)

            donevalue = '1'

        except Exception, e:

            print e

TARGETFOLDER = xbmc.translatePath(

    'special://addons/packages'

    )

path = TARGETFOLDER

folder = TARGETFOLDER

if os.path.exists(TARGETFOLDER):

    for the_file in os.listdir(folder):

        file_path = os.path.join(folder, the_file)

        try:

            if os.path.isfile(file_path):

                os.unlink(file_path)

            elif os.path.isdir(file_path): shutil.rmtree(file_path)

            donevalue = '1'

        except Exception, e:

            print e

bloodhod · 2016-02-04, 18:13

(2016-02-04, 18:12)tdbegley Wrote: Thank you very much, it works flawlessly.

If i wanted to apply the same principle to the addons/packages folder would it be as simple as just copying the same cope again below but changing it to this?

Code:
TARGETFOLDER = xbmc.translatePath( 'special://home/temp' ) path = TARGETFOLDER folder = TARGETFOLDER if os.path.exists(TARGETFOLDER): for the_file in os.listdir(folder): file_path = os.path.join(folder, the_file) try: if os.path.isfile(file_path): os.unlink(file_path) elif os.path.isdir(file_path): shutil.rmtree(file_path) donevalue = '1' except Exception, e: print e TARGETFOLDER = xbmc.translatePath( 'special://addons/packages' ) path = TARGETFOLDER folder = TARGETFOLDER if os.path.exists(TARGETFOLDER): for the_file in os.listdir(folder): file_path = os.path.join(folder, the_file) try: if os.path.isfile(file_path): os.unlink(file_path) elif os.path.isdir(file_path): shutil.rmtree(file_path) donevalue = '1' except Exception, e: print e

Yup...

User 289973 · 2016-02-05, 21:23

Just a quick one guys.

The above script is fantastic but it disables me being able to use a log.

So how easy would it be to use the same principle above but instead of deleting the entire temp folder just deleting the .fi files within the folder?

Sort of a delete *.fi script instead of the entire folder.

Thanks in advance guys

User 289973 · 2016-02-06, 03:11

Nevermind, managed to do it.

For anyone thats interested the code is as follows

Code:
scandirs = xbmc.translatePath(

    'special://home/temp'

    )

path = scandirs

exts = ('.fi')

if os.path.exists(scandirs):

    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):

        for currentFile in files:

            if any(currentFile.lower().endswith(ext) for ext in exts):

                os.remove(os.path.join(root, currentFile))