[Python-checkins] gh-84459: Make wording more specific for Path.replace (GH-91853)

[miss-islington]

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/161dff7e10eeb7eaf6d418b91e993aaf84770a5c
commit: 161dff7e10eeb7eaf6d418b91e993aaf84770a5c
branch: main
author: slateny <46876382+slateny at users.noreply.github.com>
committer: miss-islington <31488909+miss-islington at users.noreply.github.com>
date: 2022-04-27T15:03:03-07:00
summary:

gh-84459: Make wording more specific for Path.replace (GH-91853)



#84459

files:
M Doc/library/os.rst
M Doc/library/pathlib.rst

diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index 471890e74c8e5..d42259b2548f6 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -2348,7 +2348,7 @@ features:
 
 .. function:: replace(src, dst, *, src_dir_fd=None, dst_dir_fd=None)
 
-   Rename the file or directory *src* to *dst*.  If *dst* is a directory,
+   Rename the file or directory *src* to *dst*.  If *dst* is a non-empty directory,
    :exc:`OSError` will be raised.  If *dst* exists and is a file, it will
    be replaced silently if the user has permission.  The operation may fail
    if *src* and *dst* are on different filesystems.  If successful,
diff --git a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
index 1e7bc315471e2..01e9cfb93e391 100644
--- a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ call fails (for example because the path doesn't exist).
 
    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
-   directory, it will be unconditionally replaced.
+   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