diff --git a/tools/python/jwutils/misc.py b/tools/python/jwutils/misc.py
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+import os, errno
+
+def silentremove(filename): #export
+    try:
+        os.remove(filename)
+    except OSError as e:
+        if e.errno != errno.ENOENT:
+            raise # re-raise exception if a different error occurred