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Python script to empty and delete s3 bucket
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| import argparse | |
| import sys | |
| import boto3 | |
| import botocore | |
| def delete_s3_bucket(profile_name: str, bucket_name: str, force: bool = False): | |
| # Use the provided AWS CLI profile | |
| session = boto3.Session(profile_name=profile_name) | |
| s3 = session.resource("s3") | |
| bucket = s3.Bucket(bucket_name) | |
| try: | |
| if not force: | |
| confirm = input(f"⚠️ Are you sure you want to delete bucket '{bucket_name}' and all its contents? [y/N]: ").strip().lower() | |
| if confirm not in ["y", "yes"]: | |
| print("Aborted.") | |
| return | |
| print(f"Emptying bucket: {bucket_name} ...") | |
| bucket.objects.all().delete() | |
| bucket.object_versions.all().delete() # Handles versioned buckets | |
| print(f"Deleting bucket: {bucket_name} ...") | |
| bucket.delete() | |
| print(f"✅ Bucket '{bucket_name}' has been deleted successfully.") | |
| except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e: | |
| print(f"❌ Error: {e}") | |
| sys.exit(1) | |
| def main(): | |
| parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( | |
| description="Empty and delete an S3 bucket using a specified AWS profile." | |
| ) | |
| parser.add_argument( | |
| "-p", "--profile", | |
| required=True, | |
| help="AWS CLI profile name" | |
| ) | |
| parser.add_argument( | |
| "-b", "--bucket", | |
| required=True, | |
| help="S3 bucket name to delete" | |
| ) | |
| parser.add_argument( | |
| "-f", "--force", | |
| action="store_true", | |
| help="Skip confirmation prompt" | |
| ) | |
| args = parser.parse_args() | |
| delete_s3_bucket(args.profile, args.bucket, args.force) | |
| if __name__ == "__main__": | |
| main() |
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