How to delete an sde file with Python

Question

Hello everyone,

How can I delete an sde file located in my scratch space.

prefixOutputWorkspace = r"C:\scratch\....\ConnectionToSQL.sde"

if arcpy.Exists(prefixOutputWorkspace):
          delete this sde conection

Recreate sde connection

Thanks

JoseSanchez · Answer

Hi,

This is what  I did:

if os.path.exists(sdeFile):

# removing the file using the os.remove() method

os.remove(sdeFile)

JoshuaBixby · Answer

You can always use 15.1. os.remove() — Miscellaneous operating system interfaces — Python 2.7.17 documentation to remove files on the file system.

Or, if you want to stay within ArcPy modules:  Delete—Data Management toolbox | Documentation

Deleting a database connection file does not delete the enterprise database. A database connection file is simply a shortcut to the database.