IE Temporary Internet Files & Python

[rtilley]

A bit off-topic, but Python related.

Below is a script that recursively deletes files from a directory. It
works well on the two directories that I'm currently using it on:

C:\Documents and Settings\user\Cookies
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Temp

However, I'd like to use it on this directory as well:

C:\Documents and Settings\user\Temporary Internet Files

The script does not seem to work when used on Temporary Internet Files.
I've googled around a bit, but haven't found any tips... thought I'd
trouble the list for an answer or at least some explanations.

Feel free to critiqe the script as well. Perhaps it's a programmer error.

rbt

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import os
import os.path

userpath = 'C:/Documents and Settings/'
userlist = os.listdir(userpath)

# Make sure that userlist only contains directories, no files.
for u in userlist[:]:
if os.path.isdir(userpath+u):
pass
else:
userlist.remove(u)

def remove_files(target_dir):
fp = file('remove_temp_files.txt', 'a')
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(target_dir):
for f in files:
try:
os.unlink(os.path.join(root, f))
print >> fp, "Removed:", os.path.join(root,f)
except OSError:
pass
fp.close()

# Remove 'Local Settings|Temp' files
for username in userlist:
target_dir = userpath+username+'/Local Settings/Temp/'
#print target_dir
remove_files(target_dir)

# Remove IE Cookies
for username in userlist:
target_dir = userpath+username+'/Cookies/'
#print target_dir
remove_files(target_dir)

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[Laszlo Zsolt Nagy]

The script does not seem to work when used on Temporary Internet Files.

Doesn't work well? What does it mean? Is there an exception raised?

Les

[rtilley]

Laszlo Zsolt Nagy wrote:

The script does not seem to work when used on Temporary Internet Files.

Doesn't work well? What does it mean? Is there an exception raised?

Les

No exception. The files are not deleted.