def _ask_existing_lib(lib_name):
    """
	Asks the user whether they wish to remove an existing library that exists with the same name.
	
	:param lib_name: The name of the library that already exists
	:type lib_name: str
	
	:return: ``True`` if the responded with ``y`` to indicate they wish to remove
		the existing library, ``False`` otherwise.
	:rtype: bool
	"""
    print(
        f"\nA library already exists in the output location with the name '{lib_name}'."
        )
    return input('Do you want to remove the existing library? [y/N] ').lower(
        ).startswith('y')
