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Expand Up @@ -2732,7 +2732,10 @@ features:
.. function:: remove(path, *, dir_fd=None)

Remove (delete) the file *path*. If *path* is a directory, an
:exc:`OSError` is raised. Use :func:`rmdir` to remove directories.
:exc:`OSError` is raised. The exact subclass depends on the platform:
for example, :exc:`IsADirectoryError` on Linux or :exc:`PermissionError`
on macOS.
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Windows raises a PermissionError as well.

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on macOS.
on macOS and Windows.

Use :func:`rmdir` to remove directories.
If the file does not exist, a :exc:`FileNotFoundError` is raised.

This function can support :ref:`paths relative to directory descriptors
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