text: #
  # micromonas
  #
  #
  # BSD 3-Clause License
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  # Copyright (c) 2018, Magnus Gyllin
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  import os
  
  import Error
  
  
  class OS():
      """
      Class for handling miscellaneous operating system operations
      """
      def __init__(self):
          pass
      
      def is_file(self, path):
          """
          Return True if <path> is an existing regular file
          """
          return os.path.isfile(path)
      
      def remove(self, path):
          """
          Removes the file <path>
          """
          try:
              os.remove(path)
          except:
              err_msg = "ERROR: Unable to remove file '%s'" % path
              raise Error.Error(msg=err_msg)
  