GH-73991: Rework pathlib.Path.rmtree() into delete()#122368
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pathlib.Path.rmtree()todelete(), and add support for deleting non-directories. This simplifies the interface for users, and nicely complements the upcomingmove()andcopy()methods (which will also accept any type of file.)📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://cpython-previews--122368.org.readthedocs.build/