Python delete empty directories, recursive algorithm

del_empty_dirs.py

import os

def del_empty_dirs(s_dir):
    b_empty = True

    for s_target in os.listdir(s_dir):
        s_path = os.path.join(s_dir, s_target)
        if os.path.isdir(s_path):
            if not del_empty_dirs(s_path):
                b_empty = False
        else:
            b_empty = False

    if b_empty:
        print('del: %s' % s_dir)
        os.rmdir(s_dir)

    return b_empty


def removeEmptyDir(path):
    """ recurcive function to remove empty directories
    version with scandir()
    """

    obj = os.scandir(path)
    toDelete = True
  
    for entry in obj:
        if entry.is_dir():
            if not removeEmptyDir(path + '\\'+ entry.name):
                toDelete = False
        else :
            toDelete = False
    if toDelete:
        print('delete  :' + path + '\\' )

    return toDelete