remove_arw.py

"""Module to recursively delete Sony RAW (.ARW) files from a directory."""

import logging
from pathlib import Path


def delete_arw_files(target_dir: str = "."):
  """Recursively finds and removes all files with the .arw extension.

  Args:
    target_dir: The root directory to start searching from. Defaults to the
      current working directory.
  """
  root_path = Path(target_dir).resolve()
  # Uses rglob to find all files ending in .arw case-insensitively.
  # Note: rglob is recursive by default.
  for file_path in root_path.rglob("*"):
    if file_path.suffix.lower() == ".arw":
      try:
        # Deletes the file from the filesystem.
        file_path.unlink()
        print(f"Deleted: {file_path}")
      except OSError as e:
        # Handles specific filesystem errors like permission issues.
        logging.error("Failed to delete %s: %s", file_path, e)


if __name__ == "__main__":
  delete_arw_files()