helpers.py

import os, errno, fcntl
from atoi import atoi


def join(between, l):
    return between.join(str(i) for i in l)


def unlink(f):
    """Delete a file at path 'f' if it currently exists.

    Unlike os.unlink(), does not throw an exception if the file didn't already
    exist.
    """
    try:
        os.unlink(f)
    except OSError, e:
        if e.errno == errno.ENOENT:
            pass  # it doesn't exist, that's what you asked for


def close_on_exec(fd, yes):
    fl = fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_GETFD)
    fl &= ~fcntl.FD_CLOEXEC
    if yes:
        fl |= fcntl.FD_CLOEXEC
    fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFD, fl)