Get the oldest file from a directory with python3

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Get the oldest file from a directory with python3

This example is taken from stackoverflow.

Solution 1

list_of_files = os.listdir('log')    

if len(list_of_files) >= 25:
    oldest_file = min(list_of_files, key=os.path.getctime)
    os.remove(os.path.abspath(oldest_file))

Solution 2 (without using abspath)

list_of_files = os.listdir('log')
full_path = ["log/{0}".format(x) for x in list_of_files]

if len(list_of_files) == 25:
    oldest_file = min(full_path, key=os.path.getctime)
    os.remove(oldest_file)