os.scandir problem

I am using Python 3.13 and Windows 11.
I have a RAM disk (ImDisk), configured to be the R: drive.
When the RAM disc is empty,
     os.scandir("R:")
raises a FileNotFoundError instead of (as I would have expected) 
returning an empty iterator.
Whereas for an empty directory on a hard drive or memory stick, 
os.scandir() does indeed return an empty iterator.
This does seem to be a defect of os.scandir.
Can it be fixed?

Best wishes
Rob Cliffe
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