GH-119054: Add "Renaming and deleting" section to pathlib docs. (#120465)

Add dedicated subsection for `pathlib.Path.rename()`, `replace()`,
`unlink()` and `rmdir()`.
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@ -1429,6 +1429,70 @@ Creating files and directories
available. In previous versions, :exc:`NotImplementedError` was raised.
Renaming and deleting
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. method:: Path.rename(target)
Rename this file or directory to the given *target*, and return a new
:class:`!Path` instance pointing to *target*. On Unix, if *target* exists
and is a file, it will be replaced silently if the user has permission.
On Windows, if *target* exists, :exc:`FileExistsError` will be raised.
*target* can be either a string or another path object::
>>> p = Path('foo')
>>> p.open('w').write('some text')
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>>> target = Path('bar')
>>> p.rename(target)
PosixPath('bar')
>>> target.open().read()
'some text'
The target path may be absolute or relative. Relative paths are interpreted
relative to the current working directory, *not* the directory of the
:class:`!Path` object.
It is implemented in terms of :func:`os.rename` and gives the same guarantees.
.. versionchanged:: 3.8
Added return value, return the new :class:`!Path` instance.
.. method:: Path.replace(target)
Rename this file or directory to the given *target*, and return a new
:class:`!Path` instance pointing to *target*. If *target* points to an
existing file or empty directory, it will be unconditionally replaced.
The target path may be absolute or relative. Relative paths are interpreted
relative to the current working directory, *not* the directory of the
:class:`!Path` object.
.. versionchanged:: 3.8
Added return value, return the new :class:`!Path` instance.
.. method:: Path.unlink(missing_ok=False)
Remove this file or symbolic link. If the path points to a directory,
use :func:`Path.rmdir` instead.
If *missing_ok* is false (the default), :exc:`FileNotFoundError` is
raised if the path does not exist.
If *missing_ok* is true, :exc:`FileNotFoundError` exceptions will be
ignored (same behavior as the POSIX ``rm -f`` command).
.. versionchanged:: 3.8
The *missing_ok* parameter was added.
.. method:: Path.rmdir()
Remove this directory. The directory must be empty.
Other methods
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@ -1545,47 +1609,6 @@ Other methods
available. In previous versions, :exc:`NotImplementedError` was raised.
.. method:: Path.rename(target)
Rename this file or directory to the given *target*, and return a new Path
instance pointing to *target*. On Unix, if *target* exists and is a file,
it will be replaced silently if the user has permission.
On Windows, if *target* exists, :exc:`FileExistsError` will be raised.
*target* can be either a string or another path object::
>>> p = Path('foo')
>>> p.open('w').write('some text')
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>>> target = Path('bar')
>>> p.rename(target)
PosixPath('bar')
>>> target.open().read()
'some text'
The target path may be absolute or relative. Relative paths are interpreted
relative to the current working directory, *not* the directory of the Path
object.
It is implemented in terms of :func:`os.rename` and gives the same guarantees.
.. versionchanged:: 3.8
Added return value, return the new Path instance.
.. method:: Path.replace(target)
Rename this file or directory to the given *target*, and return a new Path
instance pointing to *target*. If *target* points to an existing file or
empty directory, it will be unconditionally replaced.
The target path may be absolute or relative. Relative paths are interpreted
relative to the current working directory, *not* the directory of the Path
object.
.. versionchanged:: 3.8
Added return value, return the new Path instance.
.. method:: Path.absolute()
Make the path absolute, without normalization or resolving symlinks.
@ -1628,25 +1651,6 @@ Other methods
strict mode, and no exception is raised in non-strict mode. In previous
versions, :exc:`RuntimeError` is raised no matter the value of *strict*.
.. method:: Path.rmdir()
Remove this directory. The directory must be empty.
.. method:: Path.unlink(missing_ok=False)
Remove this file or symbolic link. If the path points to a directory,
use :func:`Path.rmdir` instead.
If *missing_ok* is false (the default), :exc:`FileNotFoundError` is
raised if the path does not exist.
If *missing_ok* is true, :exc:`FileNotFoundError` exceptions will be
ignored (same behavior as the POSIX ``rm -f`` command).
.. versionchanged:: 3.8
The *missing_ok* parameter was added.
.. _pathlib-pattern-language: