code: def _create_data_files_directory(symlink=False):
          
          current_directory = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
  
          etc_kytos = os.path.join(BASE_ENV, ETC_KYTOS)
  
          if not os.path.exists(etc_kytos):
              os.makedirs(etc_kytos)
  
          src = os.path.join(current_directory, KYTOS_SKEL_PATH)
          dst = os.path.join(BASE_ENV, KYTOS_SKEL_PATH)
  
          if os.path.exists(dst):
              if not os.listdir(dst):
                  # Path already exists but it's empty, so we'll populate it
                  # We remove it first to avoid an exception from copytree
                  os.rmdir(dst)
                  shutil.copytree(src, dst)
          else:
              # It doesn't exist yet, so we should symlink or copy contents
              if symlink:
                  os.symlink(src, dst)
              else:
                  shutil.copytree(src, dst)
docs: Install data_files in the /etc directory.