A simple script that deletes all of those annoing empty folders on your backups

empty_folder_remover.py

#Empty folder deleter: A simple script that deletes all of those annoing empty folders on your backups

import os
from pathlib import Path
import argparse
    
def delete_empty_folders(path):
    no_empty_dirs = True
    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(str(path), topdown=False):
        if os.listdir(root) == []:
            print('Deleting direcotry: "{}"'.format(root))
            no_empty_dirs = False
            os.rmdir(root)
    if no_empty_dirs:
        print('Directory "{}" already clean!'.format(path))

def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Delete empty folders nested on a root directory.')
    parser.add_argument('root_dir', metavar='P', type=Path, help='The root directory where to search for empty directories')
    args = parser.parse_args()
    root_dir = args.root_dir
    if root_dir.exists() == False:
        print('Directory "{}" does not exist'.format(root_dir), file=os.sys.stderr)
        os.sys.exit(1)
    print('Let\'s clean "{}"'.format(root_dir))
    delete_empty_folders(root_dir)

if __name__ == "__main__": main()