import os
import shutil
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
def delete_old_folders(parent_folder, days_old=30):
 """
 Deletes folders within a specified parent folder that are older than a given number of days.

 Args:
 parent_folder (str): The path to the parent folder to scan.
 days_old (int): The number of days after which a folder is considered old.
 """
 if not os.path.isdir(parent_folder):
 print(f"Error: Parent folder '{parent_folder}' does not exist.")
 return
 cutoff_date = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=days_old)
 for item in os.listdir(parent_folder):
 item_path = os.path.join(parent_folder, item)
 if os.path.isdir(item_path):
 try:
 # Get the last modification time of the folder
 mod_timestamp = os.path.getmtime(item_path)
 mod_datetime = datetime.fromtimestamp(mod_timestamp)
 if mod_datetime < cutoff_date:
 print(f"Deleting old folder: {item_path}")
 shutil.rmtree(item_path) # Recursively deletes the folder and its contents
 else:
 print(f"Keeping folder (not old enough): {item_path}")
 except OSError as e:
 print(f"Error processing folder {item_path}: {e}")
# Example usage:
if __name__ == "__main__":
 target_directory = "/path/to/your/parent_folder" # Replace with the actual path
 delete_old_folders(target_directory, days_old=30)