Python script for deleting all contents of a Cloud Files container

cf_delete.py

# Delete all contents of a Cloud Files container

import cloudfiles

username = ''
key = ''
containerName = ''

connection = cloudfiles.get_connection(username,key)
container = connection.create_container(containerName)

obj_list = []
obj_list_10000 = container.list_objects()
while obj_list_10000:
    obj_list.extend(obj_list_10000)
    mark = obj_list[-1]
    obj_list_10000 = container.list_objects(marker=mark)

for i in obj_list:
    try:
        container.delete_object(i)
        print "Successfully deleted",i
    except:
        print "Failed to delete",i