os.mkdir(path) returns OSError when directory does not exist

Question

I am calling os.mkdir to create a folder with a certain set of generated data. However, even though the path I specified has not been created, the os.mkdi

Answer 1

I also faced the same problem, specially, when the string 'test' contains the multiple directory name. So when 'test' contains the single directory -

if not os.path.exists(test):
    try:
        os.makedir(test)
    except:
        raise OSError("Can't create destination directory (%s)!" % (test))  

If the 'test' contains multiple directory like '\dir1\dir2' then -

if not os.path.exists(test):
    try:
        os.makedirs(test)
    except:
        raise OSError("Can't create destination directory (%s)!" % (test))  

Answer 2

You have a file there with the name test. You can't make a directory with that exact same name.

Answer 3

For python 2.7

from distutils.dir_util import mkpath
mkpath(path)

Answer 4

Just check if the path exist. if not create it

import os    
if not os.path.exists(test):
    os.makedirs(test)