code: def examples(
      path="holoviews-examples",
      verbose=False,
      force=False,
      root=__file__,
  ):
      """
      Copies the notebooks to the supplied path.
      """
      filepath = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(root))
      example_dir = os.path.join(filepath, "./examples")
      if not os.path.exists(example_dir):
          example_dir = os.path.join(filepath, "../examples")
      if os.path.exists(path):
          if not force:
              print(
                  f"{path} directory already exists, either delete it or set the force flag"
              )
              return
          shutil.rmtree(path)
      ignore = shutil.ignore_patterns(
          ".ipynb_checkpoints", "*.pyc", "*~"
      )
      tree_root = os.path.abspath(example_dir)
      if os.path.isdir(tree_root):
          shutil.copytree(tree_root, path, ignore=ignore, symlinks=True)
      else:
          print(f"Cannot find {tree_root}")
  
imports: import inspect
  import os
  import shutil
  import sys
  from collections import defaultdict
  from inspect import Parameter, Signature
  from pathlib import Path
  from types import FunctionType
  import param
  from pyviz_comms import extension
  from ..core import Dataset, Dimensioned, DynamicMap, HoloMap, Store, StoreOptions, ViewableElement, util
  from ..core.operation import Operation, OperationCallable
  from ..core.options import Keywords, Options, options_policy
  from ..core.overlay import Overlay
  from ..core.util import merge_options_to_dict
  from ..operation.element import function
  from ..streams import Params, Stream, streams_list_from_dict
  from .settings import OutputSettings, list_backends, list_formats
label_desc: Use image node_id 1 for calling a global function with example usage: examples(path, verbose, force, root) without return types