python mkdir to make folder with subfolder? [duplicate]

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This works:

mkdir('folder')

but this doesn't

mkdir('folder/subfolder')

error:

WindowsError: [Error 3] The system cannot find the path specified: 'folder/subfolder'

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Try os.makedirs instead, if you want to create a tree of directories in one call.

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I tried the above on Linux using Python 2.6.6, but had to ensure that the string ended with a '/' (or '\', on Windows). E.g.

os.makedirs('folder/subfolder/')

Otherwise only 'folder' was created.

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I think you want the os.makedirs() function, which can create intermediate directories.