Prefer os.path.exists over os.stat try-catch
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Avasam
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This module has been marked as deprecated for the past 18 years. A comment set it for removal around "2009 or so".
Would it be better to just remove it?
However it is used by win32/scripts/regsetup.py (checks the registry after Python registration). I'm not sure about a modern use case for the regsetup.py script either.
Fixes a few reportPossiblyUnboundVariable and possibly-undefined
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Makes checking the existence of a path more idiomatic.
Reduces use of try-catch for logical flow.
Simplifies some code.
Solves a few "possibly unbound/undefined" variables as seen by type-checkers.