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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def delete_file(self, path):
 """Delete a file or directory from the filedata store This method removes a file or directory (recursively) from the filedata store. :param path: The path of the file or directory to remove from the file data store. """

        path = validate_type(path, *six.string_types)
        if not path.startswith("/"):
            path = "/" + path

        self._conn.delete("/ws/FileData{path}".format(path=path))