rwx/file/__init__.py

import os
import shutil
import subprocess

CHARSET = 'UTF-8'


def create_image(file_path: str, size_bytes: int):
    subprocess.run([
        'qemu-img',
        'create',
        '-f', 'qcow2',
        file_path,
        size_bytes,
    ])


def empty(file_path: str):
    write(file_path, str())


def make(directory_path: str):
    os.makedirs(directory_path, exist_ok=True)


def wipe(path: str):
    try:
        shutil.rmtree(path)
    except NotADirectoryError:
        os.remove(path)
    except FileNotFoundError:
        pass


def write(file_path: str, text: str, charset=CHARSET):
    with open(file_path, 'bw') as file_object:
        file_object.write(text.encode(charset))