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remove_somefile.py
# Standard Python
try:
os.remove('somefile.tmp')
except FileNotFoundError:
pass
# Improved Python
import contextlib
with contextlib.suppress(FileNotFoundError):
os.remove('somefile.tmp')
# Perl
unlink 'somefile.tmp';
# Python >= 3.4
import pathlib
pathlib.Path("somefile.tmp").unlink(missing_ok = True)
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