How to delete all files in a directory, keeping sub-directories intact

Question

How can I delete all files in a directory but keep all its sub-directories intact?

Starting with a directory like:

root
|-- somedir
|   |-- file1.txt
|   |-- file2.txt
|   |-- deleteme.ext
|   |-- subfolder1
|   |   |-- important_file.dbf
|   |-- subfolder2
|   |   |-- business_critical.xls

I want to end up with

root
|-- somedir
|   |-- subfolder1
|   |   |-- important_file.dbf
|   |-- subfolder2
|   |   |-- business_critical.xls

Answer 1

You can use os.listdir() and os.path.isfile() :

files = [f for f in os.listdir(path) if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(path,f))]
for fname in files:
    fpath = os.path.join(path, fname)
    os.remove(fpath)