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Revati S Misra
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Aryan Kumar
Aryan Kumar 25 Jul 2023
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Sure, here is how you can delete hidden folders with Python:

Python

import os

# Get the current working directory.
current_directory = os.getcwd()

# Get a list of all the files and folders in the current directory.
files_and_folders = os.listdir(current_directory)

# Iterate over the files and folders.
for file_or_folder in files_and_folders:

  # Check if the file or folder is hidden.
  is_hidden = file_or_folder.startswith(".")

  # If the file or folder is hidden, delete it.
  if is_hidden:
    os.removedirs(os.path.join(current_directory, file_or_folder))

This code first gets the current working directory using the os.getcwd() function. Then, it gets a list of all the files and folders in the current directory using the os.listdir() function.

Next, the code iterates over the files and folders in the list. For each file or folder, the code checks if it is hidden by checking if it starts with a .. If the file or folder is hidden, the code deletes it using the os.removedirs() function.

The os.removedirs() function deletes a directory and all of its subdirectories. So, if you call os.removedirs() on a hidden folder, it will delete the folder and all of its contents, including any hidden files and folders.

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