def _remove_file_from_exist(self, file): db = ExistDB() fname = path.split(file)[-1] exist_path= path.join(settings.EXISTDB_ROOT_COLLECTION, fname) # tests could remove fixtures, so an exception here is not a problem try: db.removeDocument(exist_path) except ExistDBException, e: # any way to determine if error ever needs to be reported? pass