Complete Python Scripting for Automation - Practice: Find the files which are older than x days from a given path

Complete Python Scripting for Automation - Practice: Find the files which are older than x days from a given path

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The video tutorial explains how to create a Python script to identify and optionally remove files older than a specified number of days. It covers path validation, file identification, date calculation using the datetime module, and file removal using the OS module.

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the significance of using 'sys.exit()' in the script?

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2.

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3 mins • 1 pt

What should the script do if the user provides a file path instead of a directory path?

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3 mins • 1 pt

How does the script determine the creation date of a file?

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3 mins • 1 pt

How can the script be modified to delete files older than a specified number of days?

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