code: def delete(path, dryrun=False, recursive=True, verbose=None, print_exists=True,
             ignore_errors=True):
      
      if verbose is None:
          verbose = VERBOSE
          if not QUIET:
              verbose = 1
      if verbose > 0:
          print('[util_path] Deleting path=%r' % path)
      exists_flag = exists(path)
      link_flag = islink(path)
      if not exists_flag and not link_flag:
          if print_exists and verbose:
              print('..does not exist!')
          flag = False
      else:
          rmargs = dict(verbose=verbose > 1, ignore_errors=ignore_errors,
                        dryrun=dryrun)
          if islink(path):
              os.unlink(path)
              flag = True
          elif isdir(path):
              # First remove everything in the directory
              flag = remove_files_in_dir(path, recursive=recursive, **rmargs)
              # Then remove the directory itself
              flag = flag and remove_dirs(path, **rmargs)
          elif isfile(path):
              flag = remove_file(path, **rmargs)
          else:
              raise ValueError('Unknown type of path=%r' % (path,))
          if verbose > 0:
              print('[util_path] Finished deleting path=%r' % path)
      return flag
docs: Removes a file, directory, or symlink