(name, mode=0777)
makedirs(path [, mode=0777])

    Super-mkdir; create a leaf directory and all intermediate ones.
    Works like mkdir, except that any intermediate path segment (not
    just the rightmost) will be created if it does not exist.  This is
    recursive.
makedirs(path [, mode=0777])
makedirs ( path [ mode = 0777 ] )
def makedirs(name, mode=0777):
    """makedirs(path [, mode=0777])

    Super-mkdir; create a leaf directory and all intermediate ones.
    Works like mkdir, except that any intermediate path segment (not
    just the rightmost) will be created if it does not exist.  This is
    recursive.

    """
    head, tail = path.split(name)
    if not tail:
        head, tail = path.split(head)
    if head and tail and not path.exists(head):
        try:
            makedirs(head, mode)
        except OSError, e:
            # be happy if someone already created the path
            if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
                raise
        if tail == curdir:           # xxx/newdir/. exists if xxx/newdir exists
            return
    mkdir(name, mode)
def makedirs ( name , mode = 0777 ) : head , tail = path . split ( name ) if not tail : head , tail = path . split ( head ) if head and tail and not path . exists ( head ) : try : makedirs ( head , mode ) except OSError , e : # be happy if someone already created the path if e . errno != errno . EEXIST : raise if tail == curdir : # xxx/newdir/. exists if xxx/newdir exists return mkdir ( name , mode )