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TJC/remove_all_s3_versions.py

Created April 20, 2018 06:05
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Empty and remove an S3 bucket containing versioned file tombstones
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remove_all_s3_versions.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
# This took several days to run, but worked. Unlike the lifecycle rules I'd tried to use instead.
import boto3
session = boto3.Session()
s3 = session.resource(service_name='s3')
bucket = s3.Bucket('your-bucket-name')
bucket.object_versions.delete()
bucket.delete()
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