code: def makedir(dir_name):
      
      if os.path.exists(dir_name):
          delete(dir_name)
      os.mkdir(dir_name)
docs: "Strong" directory maker.
  
      "Strong" version of `os.mkdir`.  If `dir_name` already exists, this deletes 
      it first.
  
      **Parameters**
  
          **dir_name** :  string
  
              Path to a file directory that may or may not already exist.
  
      **See Also:**
  
          :func:`tabular.io.delete`, 
          `os <http://docs.python.org/library/os.html>`_