diff -r 99a436de7029 Lib/shutil.py
--- a/Lib/shutil.py	Thu Sep 06 18:58:43 2012 +0200
+++ b/Lib/shutil.py	Thu Sep 06 23:33:41 2012 +0100
@@ -452,8 +452,9 @@
                 except os.error:
                     onerror(os.rmdir, path, sys.exc_info())
             else:
-                raise NotADirectoryError(20,
-                                         "Not a directory: '{}'".format(path))
+                if not ignore_errors:
+                    raise NotADirectoryError(20,
+                                             "Not a directory: '{}'".format(path))
         finally:
             os.close(fd)
     else: