code: def remove_from_vmware_inventory(self, vmx_path):
          
  
          with (yield from self._vmware_inventory_lock):
              inventory_path = self.get_vmware_inventory_path()
              if os.path.exists(inventory_path):
                  try:
                      inventory_pairs = self.parse_vmware_file(inventory_path)
                  except OSError as e:
                      log.warning('Could not read VMware inventory file "{}": {}'.format(inventory_path, e))
                      return
  
                  vmlist_entry = None
                  for name, value in inventory_pairs.items():
                      if value == vmx_path:
                          vmlist_entry = name.split(".", 1)[0]
                          break
  
                  if vmlist_entry is not None:
                      for name in inventory_pairs.copy().keys():
                          if name.startswith(vmlist_entry):
                              del inventory_pairs[name]
  
                  try:
                      self.write_vmware_file(inventory_path, inventory_pairs)
                  except OSError as e:
                      raise VMwareError('Could not write VMware inventory file "{}": {}'.format(inventory_path, e))
docs: Removes a linked clone from the VMware inventory file.
  
          :param vmx_path: path of the linked clone VMX file