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On Fri, Apr 22, 2016, at 10:56, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> What should I use for "remove_tree"? Do I have to write my own, or does a
> solution already exist?

In the os.walk documentation it provides a simple recipe and also
mentions shutil.rmtree