Python mkdirs method: Python tutorial

In this lesson we will learn about mkdirs method for Python.

Python mkdirs method

Python mkdirs method is a recursive function for creating directory. This method is just like mkdir method but the difference is that it makes all intermediate-level directories needed to contain the leaf directory. This method will raise an error exception if the leaf directory already exists or cannot be created. The default mode of this method is 0777 (octal). On some systems the mode is ignored.

Syntax

The syntax for Python mkdirs method is given below:

os.makedirs(path[, mode])

Parameters

There is only two parameters for makedirs method.

path – This is the path which will be created recursively.
mode – The Mode of the directories to be given (It is an optional parameter. The dafault value is 0777).

Example for Python mkdirs method

Here is an example for Python mkdirs method. You just define your path and call mkdirs function to create your directory(ies).

Here in my computer inside the home directory there is a directory named admin and I want to create a directory which will named mydir inside the admin directory. And I also want to give it a mode of 0755. Here is the example code for that:

#!/usr/bin/python

import os, sys

# The Path location you want to create
path = "/home/admin/mydir"

os.makedirs( path, 0755 );

When you run this script successfully you will see that inside home/admin directory there is a new directory called mydir.

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Python mkdirs method: Python tutorial