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# Python2.x Python os.remove() Method [ Python OS File/Directory Methods](#) * * * ### Overview The os.remove() method is used to delete a file at a specified path. If the specified path is a directory, an OSError will be raised. This method is identical to [unlink()](#). Valid on Unix, Windows ### Syntax The syntax for the **remove()** method is as follows: os.remove(path) ### Parameters * **path** -- The path of the file to be removed. ### Return Value This method does not return any value. ### Example The following example demonstrates the use of the remove() method: #!/usr/bin/python# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-import os, sys # List directoryprint "Directory: %s" %os.listdir(os.getcwd())# Remove os.remove("aa.txt")# List directory after removalprint "After removal: %s" %os.listdir(os.getcwd()) The output of executing the above program is: Directory: [ 'a1.txt','aa.txt','resume.doc' ]After removal: [ 'a1.txt','resume.doc' ] [ Python OS File/Directory Methods](#)