def _win32_rmtree(path, verbose=0):
    """
    rmtree for win32 that treats junctions like directory symlinks.
    The junction removal portion may not be safe on race conditions.

    There is a known issue that prevents shutil.rmtree from
    deleting directories with junctions.
    https://bugs.python.org/issue31226
    """

    # --- old version using the shell ---
    # def _rmjunctions(root):
    #     subdirs = []
    #     for type_or_size, name, pointed in _win32_dir(root):
    #         if type_or_size == '<DIR>':
    #             subdirs.append(name)
    #         elif type_or_size == '<JUNCTION>':
    #             # remove any junctions as we encounter them
    #             # os.unlink(join(root, name))
    #             os.rmdir(join(root, name))
    #     # recurse in all real directories
    #     for name in subdirs:
    #         _rmjunctions(join(root, name))

    def _rmjunctions(root):
        subdirs = []
        for name in os.listdir(root):
            current = join(root, name)
            if os.path.isdir(current):
                if _win32_is_junction(current):
                    # remove any junctions as we encounter them
                    os.rmdir(current)
                elif not os.path.islink(current):
                    subdirs.append(current)
        # recurse in all real directories
        for subdir in subdirs:
            _rmjunctions(subdir)

    if _win32_is_junction(path):
        if verbose:
            print('Deleting <JUNCTION> directory="{}"'.format(path))
        os.rmdir(path)
    else:
        if verbose:
            print('Deleting directory="{}"'.format(path))
        # first remove all junctions
        _rmjunctions(path)
        # now we can rmtree as normal
        import shutil
        shutil.rmtree(path)
rmtree for win32 that treats junctions like directory symlinks.
    The junction removal portion may not be safe on race conditions.

    There is a known issue that prevents shutil.rmtree from
    deleting directories with junctions.
    https://bugs.python.org/issue31226