def delete(self, doc):
        if doc.id is None:
            raise DatabaseException('Document does not have id')
        if doc.sid is None:
            try:
                rs = self.db.docs.remove({'id': doc.id}, safe=True)
                assert rs['n'] == 1
            except Exception as e:
                raise DatabaseException(e)
            return None
        doc.data = None
        return self.update(doc)
def union(matches, root, cwd):
    """Union a list of matchers.

    If the list is empty, return nevermatcher.
    If the list only contains one non-None value, return that matcher.
    Otherwise return a union matcher.
    """
    matches = list(filter(None, matches))
    if len(matches) == 0:
        return nevermatcher(root, cwd)
    elif len(matches) == 1:
        return matches[0]
    else:
        return unionmatcher(matches)