clearFolder.py

#### Remove (delete) all items from a designated folder under My Content
#### Example:
#### clearFolder.py -u myuser -p mypassword -folder DemoMaps -portal https://esri.maps.arcgis.com 

import argparse
import sys

from agoTools.admin import Admin

def _raw_input(prompt=None, stream=None, input=None):
    # A raw_input() replacement that doesn't save the string in the
    # GNU readline history.
    if not stream:
        stream = sys.stderr
    if not input:
        input = sys.stdin
    prompt = str(prompt)
    if prompt:
        stream.write(prompt)
        stream.flush()
    # NOTE: The Python C API calls flockfile() (and unlock) during readline.
    line = input.readline()
    if not line:
        raise EOFError
    if line[-1] == '\n':
        line = line[:-1]
    return line

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('-u', '--user')
parser.add_argument('-p', '--password')
parser.add_argument('-portal', '--portal')
parser.add_argument('-folder', '--folder')

args = parser.parse_args()

if args.user == None:
    args.user = _raw_input("Username:")

if args.portal == None:
    args.portal = _raw_input("Portal: ")

if args.folder == None:
    args.folder = _raw_input("Folder: ")

args.portal = str(args.portal).replace("http://","https://")

agoAdmin = Admin(args.user,args.portal,args.password)

if args.folder!= None:
    fid = agoAdmin.getFolderID(args.folder)
    args.folder=fid
    folderid = '/' + args.folder

agoAdmin.clearFolder(folderid)