From: Michael Orlitzky <michael@orlitzky.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 14:58:13 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Added the FileUtils module.
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Added the FileUtils module.
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diff --git a/src/FileUtils.py b/src/FileUtils.py
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+++ b/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
+