regarding system function

[Fredrik Lundh]

"praba kar" wrote:

> I agree above statement but When I delete a directory
> os.system('rm -rf test')
> 0
> if directory is not present then I again try to
> delete
> os.system('rm -rf test')
> now this time also It will print
> 0

so?  if you read the "rm" man page, you'll find this little paragraph:

       -f, --force
              ignore nonexistent files, never prompt

if you don't want "rm" to ignore nonexistent files, don't use -f.  and if you want
total control over the removal process, don't use an external process.

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