[Python-Dev] If you thought there were too many PEPs...

[Guido van Rossum]

> > from SUSv2:
> > 
> >     int remove(const char *path);
> > 
> >     If path does not name a directory, remove(path)
> >     is equivalent to unlink(path). 
> > 
> >     If path names a directory, remove(path) is equi-
> >     valent to rmdir(path). 
> > 
> > should I fix this?
> 
> 1. Yes.
> 2. After the feature freeze.

Agreed.  Note that the correct fix is to use remove() if it exists and
emulate it if it doesn't.

On Windows, I believe remove() exists but probably not with the above
semantics so it should be emulated.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.pythonlabs.com/~guido/)