Added the FileUtils module.

[dead/census-tools.git] / src / FileUtils.py

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+"""
+Utility functions for working with the filesystem, generally modeled
+after useful shell commands.
+"""
+
+import os
+
+
+def rm_f(path):
+    """
+    Remove (unlink) a file, ignoring any exceptions that may be
+    thrown.
+    """
+    try:
+        os.remove(path)
+    except:
+        pass
+
+
+def mkdir_p(path, mode):
+    """
+    Create a directory hierarchy, ignoring any exceptions that may be
+    thrown.
+    """
+    try:
+        os.makedirs(path, mode)
+    except:
+        pass
+