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Python Python for File Systems Manipulation Deleting Files and Directories

Posted by hamsternation
hamsternation
26,616 Points

OSError when using send2trash library.

Originally, send2trash raises PermissionError:

>>> send2trash('Testing')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/home/hamsternation/anaconda3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/send2trash/plat_other.py", line 185, in send2trash
    dest_trash = find_ext_volume_trash(topdir)
  File "/home/hamsternation/anaconda3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/send2trash/plat_other.py", line 145, in find_ext_volume_trash
    trash_dir = find_ext_volume_fallback_trash(volume_root)
  File "/home/hamsternation/anaconda3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/send2trash/plat_other.py", line 139, in find_ext_volume_fallback_trash
    check_create(trash_dir)
  File "/home/hamsternation/anaconda3/lib/python3.6/site-packages/send2trash/plat_other.py", line 84, in check_create
    os.makedirs(dir, 0o700)
  File "/home/hamsternation/anaconda3/lib/python3.6/os.py", line 220, in makedirs
    mkdir(name, mode)
PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: b'/mnt/hgfs/.Trash-1000'

So I exit and run Python in superuser and now it raises OSError:

>>> from send2trash import send2trash
>>> import os
>>> os.listdir()
['.git', '.idea', 'Py Programs', 'Python Projects', 'Testing']
>>> send2trash('Testing')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/send2trash/plat_gio.py", line 12, in send2trash
    f.trash(cancellable=None)
GLib.Error: g-io-error-quark: Unable to find or create trash directory (15)

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/send2trash/plat_gio.py", line 14, in send2trash
    raise OSError(e.message)
OSError: Unable to find or create trash directory

I am running ubuntu 16.04LTS and using PyCharm terminal, I also tried it in the OS terminal and got the same errors.