What is the difference between `os.remove()` and `os.rmdir()`?

Q: What is the difference between `os.remove()` and `os.rmdir()`?

> * **`os.remove(path)`**: Deletes a file. Raises an error if the path points to a directory. * **`os.rmdir(path)`**: Deletes an **empty** directory. Raises an error if the directory contains files or subdirectories.

💬Answer

os.remove(path): Deletes a file. Raises an error if the path points to a directory.
os.rmdir(path): Deletes an empty directory. Raises an error if the directory contains files or subdirectories.

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