import os trash_dir = "my_documents/bad_dir" try: os.rmdir(trash_dir) except OSError as e: print(f"Error: {trash_dir} : {e.strerror}") from pathlib import Path trash_dir = Path("my_documents/bad_dir") try: trash_dir.rmdir() except OSError as e: print(f"Error: {trash_dir} : {e.strerror}")