Deleting a folder in azure blob storage

azure_folder_deletion.py

# Thanks to Sumarigo-MSFT
# https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1105984/delete-folder-in-storage-account-through-sdk

from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
from azure.storage.blob import BlobServiceClient, BlobClient, ContainerClient
account_url = "https://{container}.blob.core.windows.net"
default_credential = DefaultAzureCredential()

# Create the BlobServiceClient object
blob_service_client = BlobServiceClient(account_url, credential=default_credential)
containername = 'XXX'
foldername = 'XXX' 

def delete_folder(foldername):
    folders = [blob.name for blob in container_client.list_blobs(name_starts_with=foldername)]
    folders.sort(reverse=True, key=len)
    if len(folders) > 0:
        for folder in folders:
            blob_client.delete_blob(folder)
    print("deleted folder",folder)