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import os
import os.path

def removeDirs(dir):
    """
        Recursively removes directory and (ie all contents and
        all subdirectories).
    """
    for f in os.listdir(dir):
        absFile = os.path.join(dir, f)
        if (os.path.isdir(absFile)):
            removeDirs(absFile)
        else:
            os.remove(absFile)
    os.rmdir(dir)