import sys
import os
import subprocess
import json

zCWD = os.getcwd()
print("cwd={}".format(zCWD))
zcontest = zCWD + os.sep + "contest"
zcontestf = zcontest + os.sep + "*"

print("testosfnc: Removing contest files  with os.remove({})".format(zcontestf))
try:
    os.remove(zcontestf)
    print("testosfnc: contest files {} removed".format(zcontestf))
except FileNotFoundError:
    print("testosfnc: {} has no files to remove".format(zcontest))
    pass
except:
    print("testosfnc: contest files {} could not be removed".format(zcontestf))
    raise # pass

print("testosfnc: Removing contest files  with rm -vf {}".format(zcontestf))
try:
    rmvlist = ["rm", "-vf", zcontestf]
    rspns = subprocess.run(rmvlist, capture_output=True)
    print("rm rspns={}".format(rspns))
    print("testosfnc: contest files {} removed".format(zcontestf))
except FileNotFoundError:
    print("testosfnc: {} has no files to remove".format(zcontest))
    pass
except:
    print("testosfnc: contest files {} could not be removed".format(zcontestf))
    raise # pass

print("testosfnc: Removing contest directory {}".format(zcontest))
try:
    os.removedirs(zcontest)
    print("testosfnc: directory {} removed".format(zcontest))
except:
    print("testosfnc: directory {} could not be removed".format(zcontest))
    raise # pass

print("testosfnc: Creating contest directory {}".format(zcontest))
try:
    os.mkdir(zcontest, mode=0o766)
    print("testosfnc: directory {} created".format(zcontest))
except FileExistsError:
    print("testosfnc: directory {} exists already".format(zcontest))
    raise # pass