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Fix-up documentation of makedirs().

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Georg Brandl 2010-12-02 09:06:12 +00:00
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@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ Files and Directories
Availability: Unix, Windows.
.. function:: makedirs(path[, mode][, exist_ok=False])
.. function:: makedirs(path, mode=0o777, exist_ok=False)
.. index::
single: directory; creating
@ -1151,17 +1151,17 @@ Files and Directories
Recursive directory creation function. Like :func:`mkdir`, but makes all
intermediate-level directories needed to contain the leaf directory. If
the target directory with the same mode as we specified already exists,
the target directory with the same mode as specified already exists,
raises an :exc:`OSError` exception if *exist_ok* is False, otherwise no
exception is raised. If the directory cannot be created in other cases,
raises an :exc:`OSError` exception. The default *mode* is ``0o777`` (octal).
On some systems, *mode* is ignored. Where it is used, the current umask
On some systems, *mode* is ignored. Where it is used, the current umask
value is first masked out.
.. note::
:func:`makedirs` will become confused if the path elements to create include
:data:`os.pardir`.
:func:`makedirs` will become confused if the path elements to create
include :data:`pardir`.
This function handles UNC paths correctly.