code: def remove_existing_fpaths(fpath_list, verbose=VERBOSE, quiet=QUIET,
                             strict=False, print_caller=PRINT_CALLER,
                             lbl='files'):
      
      import utool as ut
      if print_caller:
          print(util_dbg.get_caller_name(range(1, 4)) + ' called remove_existing_fpaths')
      fpath_list_ = ut.filter_Nones(fpath_list)
      exists_list = list(map(exists, fpath_list_))
      if verbose:
          n_total = len(fpath_list)
          n_valid = len(fpath_list_)
          n_exist = sum(exists_list)
          print('[util_path.remove_existing_fpaths] request delete of %d %s' % (
              n_total, lbl))
          if n_valid != n_total:
              print(('[util_path.remove_existing_fpaths] '
                     'trying to delete %d/%d non None %s ') %
                    (n_valid, n_total, lbl))
          print(('[util_path.remove_existing_fpaths] '
                 ' %d/%d exist and need to be deleted')
                % (n_exist, n_valid))
      existing_fpath_list = ut.compress(fpath_list_, exists_list)
      return remove_fpaths(existing_fpath_list, verbose=verbose, quiet=quiet,
                              strict=strict, print_caller=False, lbl=lbl)
docs: checks existance before removing. then tries to remove exisint paths