delete_element

specatalog.data_management.measurement_management.delete_element(base_dir, ms_id, category, filename, save_delete=True)[source]

Delete a file from the archive.

Parameters:

  • base_dir (str or Path) – Path to the root-folder of the archive.

  • ms_id (str or int) – Number of the measurement.

  • category (str) – One of the categories: [“raw”, “scripts”, “figures”, “additional_info”, “literature”]. The file is deleted from the corresponding subfolder.

  • filename (str) – Name of the file to be deleted

  • save_delete (bool, optional) – Ask for confirmation before deletion. The default is True.

Raises:

  • ValueError – An error is raised if the category is not one out of the list: [“raw”, “scripts”, “figures”, “additional_info”, “literature”].

  • FileNotFoundError – An error is raised if the file does not exist.

Return type:

None.