Python AWS S3: Delete File from an S3 Bucket

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Demonstrates how to delete a file from an S3 bucket. This example deletes the file /chilkat.ocean/starfishCopy.jpg. A response status code equal to 204 is returned for success (with an empty response body).

Documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/RESTObjectDELETE.html

CURL Command

curl -X DELETE https://chilkat.ocean.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/starfishCopy.jpg

Python Example

import sys
import chilkat

rest = chilkat.CkRest()

authAws = chilkat.CkAuthAws()
authAws.put_AccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY")
authAws.put_SecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY")
authAws.put_Region("us-west-2")
authAws.put_ServiceName("s3")
rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)

#  URL: https://chilkat.ocean.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/starfishCopy.jpg
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("chilkat.ocean.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
if (success != True):
    print("ConnectFailReason: " + str(rest.get_ConnectFailReason()))
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

sbResponseBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("DELETE","/starfishCopy.jpg",sbResponseBody)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

respStatusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
    print("Response Header:")
    print(rest.responseHeader())
    print("Response Body:")
    print(sbResponseBody.getAsString())
    sys.exit()