Simple code snippet for a python file to delete itself, whether it's a standalone .py file or compiled into an executable using pyinstaller

selfdestruct.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
'''
Determine if this python is part of an executable or a standalone script and then delete the file accordingly.

If the script has been bundled into an executable using pyinstaller (such as pyinstaller --onefile <fname>.py) then the realpath of __file__ will be incorrect, thus the use of sys.executable.

Example of just relying on __file__:
$ pyinstaller --onefile test.py
[...]
$ ls dist/
test
$ ./test
Frozen
/Users/dade/dist/test.py

Example of using the sys.executable realpath:
$ pyinstaller --onefile test.py
[...]
$ cd dist/ && ls
test
$ ./test
Frozen
/Users/dade/dist/test
'''

import os
import sys

if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
    path = os.path.realpath(sys.executable)
elif __file__:
  path = os.path.realpath(__file__)

os.remove(path)