1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/coverage/misc.py b/coverage/misc.py
index fd9be85..3ed854a 100644
--- a/coverage/misc.py
+++ b/coverage/misc.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 """Miscellaneous stuff for Coverage."""
 
+import errno
 import inspect
+import os
+import sys
+
 from coverage.backward import md5, sorted       # pylint: disable=W0622
 from coverage.backward import string_class, to_bytes
 
@@ -83,6 +87,16 @@ def join_regex(regexes):
         return ""
 
 
+def file_be_gone(path):
+    """Remove a file, and don't get annoyed if it doesn't exist."""
+    try:
+        os.remove(path)
+    except OSError:
+        _, e, _ = sys.exc_info()
+        if e.errno != errno.ENOENT:
+            raise
+
+
 class Hasher(object):
     """Hashes Python data into md5."""
     def __init__(self):