Python os.mkdir() Method
Python OS File/Directory Methods
Overview
The os.mkdir() method is used to create a directory (single-level directory) with a numeric permission mode. The default mode is 0777 (octal).
If the directory has multiple levels, only the last level is created. If any parent directory of the last-level directory does not exist, an OSError will be raised.
Syntax
mkdir()The method syntax format is as follows:
os.mkdir(path[, mode])
Parameters
path-- The directory to be created, which can be a relative or absolute path.
mode-- The numeric permission mode to be set for the directory.
Return Value
This method has no return value.
Example
The following example demonstrates the use of the mkdir() method:
Example
#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
import os, sys
# Directory to be created
path = "/tmp/home/monthly/daily/hourly"
os.mkdir( path, 0755 );
print Directory created
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
import os, sys
# Directory to be created
path = "/tmp/home/monthly/daily/hourly"
os.mkdir( path, 0755 );
print Directory created
The output of executing the above program is:
Directory has been createdOther Extensions