new_contents: import os
  import logging
  
  STATS_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "stats")
  
  def update_stat(name, value):
      try:
          os.mkdir(STATS_DIR)
      except OSError:
          pass
  
      base_filename = os.path.join(STATS_DIR, name)
      tmp_filename = base_filename + ".new"
  
      try:
          with file(tmp_filename, "w") as stat_file:
              stat_file.write("%s\n" % (str(value),))
  
          os.rename(tmp_filename, base_filename)
      except (OSError, IOError) as e:
          logging.info("Could not update statistic '%s': %s" % (name, e))
  
subject: Add simple function for outputting statistics for use with munin