The \module{shutil} module offers a number of high-level operations on
files and collections of files. In particular, functions are provided
which support file copying and removal.
+\index{file!copying}
+\index{copying files}
\strong{Caveat:} On MacOS, the resource fork and other metadata are
not used. For file copies, this means that resources will be lost and
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{rmtree}{path\optional{, ignore_errors\optional{, onerror}}}
+\index{directory!deleting}
Delete an entire directory tree. If \var{ignore_errors} is true,
errors will be ignored; if false or omitted, errors are handled by
calling a handler specified by \var{onerror} or raise an exception.