code: def _empty_dir(path, recreate=False):
      # Delete the directory if it exists and create it again if recreate is True
      if os.path.exists(path):
          shutil.rmtree(path)
      if recreate:
          os.makedirs(path)
  
imports: import io
  import multiprocessing
  import os
  import re
  import shutil
  import sys
  import warnings
  import numpy
  import psutil
  import subprocess
  from hypothesis import strategies, assume
  import ivy
  import ivy_tests.test_ivy.helpers
  import ivy_tests.test_ivy.helpers.globals
  from ivy_tests.test_ivy.helpers import handle_test, BackendHandler
label_desc: Use image node_id 4 for calling a global function with example usage: _empty_dir(path, recreate) without return types