# When running build_all(), that function already removes site_path.
        # All this is only relevant locally, on GitHub Actions all this is done through
        # artifacts and multiple workflows, so it doesn't matter if directories are
        # removed or not.
    else:
        dist_path = site_path / lang
        shutil.rmtree(dist_path, ignore_errors=True)
    current_dir = os.getcwd()

# Do not do this. If enabled protobuf's core internal target 
# @com_google_protobuf//python:protobuf_python will start depending on a bunch
# of cc_binary shared libraries artifacts, which will mess with how we link 
# protobuf dependencies ourselves. By default this value is false, but some 
# projects enable it, which we don't want here.
# common --define=use_fast_cpp_protos=true

*   Added a `model.export(filepath)` API to create a lightweight SavedModel artifact that can be used for inference (e.g. with TF-Serving).