.. function:: remove(path)
- Remove the file *path*. If *path* is a directory, :exc:`OSError` is raised; see
- :func:`rmdir` below to remove a directory. This is identical to the
- :func:`unlink` function documented below. On Windows, attempting to remove a
- file that is in use causes an exception to be raised; on Unix, the directory
- entry is removed but the storage allocated to the file is not made available
- until the original file is no longer in use. Availability: Unix,
+ Remove (delete) the file *path*. If *path* is a directory, :exc:`OSError` is
+ raised; see :func:`rmdir` below to remove a directory. This is identical to
+ the :func:`unlink` function documented below. On Windows, attempting to
+ remove a file that is in use causes an exception to be raised; on Unix, the
+ directory entry is removed but the storage allocated to the file is not made
+ available until the original file is no longer in use. Availability: Unix,
Windows.
.. function:: unlink(path)
- Remove the file *path*. This is the same function as :func:`remove`; the
- :func:`unlink` name is its traditional Unix name. Availability: Unix,
- Windows.
+ Remove (delete) the file *path*. This is the same function as
+ :func:`remove`; the :func:`unlink` name is its traditional Unix
+ name. Availability: Unix, Windows.
.. function:: utime(path, times)