def _exists(self, path):
    '''IMPORTANT: expects `path` to already be deref()'erenced.'''
    try:
      return bool(self._stat(path))
    except os.error:
      return False
def _exists(self, path):
    '''IMPORTANT: expects `path` to already be deref()'erenced.'''
    try:
      return bool(self._stat(path))
    except os.error:
      return False
def _exists ( self , path ) : try : return bool ( self . _stat ( path ) ) except os . error : return False
IMPORTANT: expects `path` to already be deref()'erenced.
IMPORTANT : expects path to already be deref () erenced .