Ignore exceptions context manager
try:
os.remove('somefile.tmp')
except OSError:
pass
# note: checking if the file exists before deletion leads to a race condition
# PYTHON 3
from contextlib import suppress
with suppress(OSError):
os.remove('somefile.tmp')
# PYTHON 2
from contextlib import contextmanager
@contextmanager
def suppress(*exceptions):
try:
yield
except exceptions:
pass