import os
import shutil
import subprocess
import re

dirPath = ["C:\\Users\\user1\\demo\\text document.txt","C:\\users\\user1\\documents"] # Provide the files or folder path to be deleted
x=0

for i in dirPath:
    if os.path.isfile(i):
        os.remove(i)
        print("Cleared successfully : "+i)
    else:
        fileList = os.listdir(i)
        try:
            os.chmod(dirPath,0644)
        except:
            pass
        for f in fileList:
            try:
                if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(i, f)):
                    os.remove(os.path.join(i, f))
                elif os.path.isdir(os.path.join(i, f)):
                    shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(i, f))
                
            except:
                x+=1
                
        if x==0:
            print "Cleared successfully : "+i
        else:
            print "Some error removing Files or Folders : "+i