import os
import time

while True:
    os.system("rm -rf .local/share/Trash/*") # Clear trash
    time.sleep(300.0) # Wait 300 seconds (5 minutes) 

import os
import time

trash = ".local/share/Trash/" # Location of trashcan

def has_files(directory):
    i, files, fname = 0, [], ""

    for fname in os.listdir(directory): # Iterate over files
        i += 1
        print("Found file/folder %s" % fname)
    return (False, True) [i > 0]

def clear(directory):
    os.system("rm -rf " + directory + "*")

def sleep(seconds):
    time.sleep(seconds)

while True:
    if has_files(trash): # Trash directory isn't empty
        print("Trashcan not empty, empty trashcan...")
        clear(trash)     # Empty it
        print("Done.")
    else:
        print("Trashcan empty.")
    sleep(300) # Sleep for ~5 minutes