Remove a file or a directory (even if not empty)

remove_file_or_dir.py

def remove(path: pathlib.Path):
  """ Remove a file or non-empty directory.

  Unlink only works on files, and rmdir requires the directory to be empty 
  """
  if not path.is_dir():
    path.unlink()
    return
  for child in path.iterdir():
    remove(child)
  path.rmdir()