Python3 script to delete all .md files in a folder and all of its subdirectories

emptynomore.py

# Copyright 2020 Sinan Yumurtacı <[email protected]>
#
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# Usage: put this file in the root folder of your vault, and run it with
# python3 emptynomore.py

# Use at your own risk. This script has not been tested, and I've coded it for my personal usage, not wide usage.
# Always use backups before modifying important documents such as your Obsidian vault.

import re
import os

links = []
filenames = []
total_link_count = 0
created = 0
for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk("./"):
	for file in files:
		filenames.append(file)
		if ".md" in file:
			with open(os.path.join(subdir,file), "r") as content:
				length = 0
				for line in content.readlines():
					length += len(line)
				if length == 0 and ".md" in file:
					os.remove(os.path.join(subdir, file))