diff --git a/Lib/distutils/dir_util.py b/Lib/distutils/dir_util.py index e5b24fe4758..838a870d9bd 100644 --- a/Lib/distutils/dir_util.py +++ b/Lib/distutils/dir_util.py @@ -193,9 +193,11 @@ def _build_cmdtuple(path, cmdtuples): def remove_tree (directory, verbose=0, dry_run=0): """Recursively remove an entire directory tree. Any errors are ignored - (apart from being reported to stdout if 'verbose' is true).""" - + (apart from being reported to stdout if 'verbose' is true). + """ + from distutils.util import grok_environment_error global PATH_CREATED + if verbose: print "removing '%s' (and everything under it)" % directory if dry_run: @@ -210,8 +212,5 @@ def remove_tree (directory, verbose=0, dry_run=0): del PATH_CREATED[cmd[1]] except (IOError, OSError), exc: if verbose: - if exc.filename: - print "error removing %s: %s (%s)" % \ - (directory, exc.strerror, exc.filename) - else: - print "error removing %s: %s" % (directory, exc.strerror) + print grok_environment_error( + exc, "error removing %s: " % directory)