@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ def remove(self, module: bool = True, force: bool = False,
                     import gc
                     gc.collect()
                     try:
-                        rmtree(wtd)  # type: ignore   ## str()?
+                        rmtree(str(wtd))
                     except Exception as ex:
                         if HIDE_WINDOWS_KNOWN_ERRORS:
                             raise SkipTest("FIXME: fails with: PermissionError\n  {}".format(ex)) from ex
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class HSH_TD(TypedDict):
     files: Dict[PathLike, Files_TD]
 
 
-@runtime_checkable
+# @runtime_checkable
 class RepoLike(Protocol):
     """Protocol class to allow structural type-checking of Repo
     e.g. when cannot import due to circular imports"""