prune_empty_dirs.py

prune_empty_dirs.py

def prune_empty_dirs(dir, dry_run=True):
    for current_dir, ds, _ in os.walk(dir, topdown=False):
        for d in ds:
            p = os.path.join(current_dir, d)
            if os.path.isdir(p):
                try:
                    if not dry_run:
                        os.removedirs(p)
                except FileNotFoundError:
                    pass
                except OSError as e:
                    if e.winerror != 145:
                        raise