[Python-bugs-list] [Bug #116720] function to open a file and create intermediate directories

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Bug #116720, was updated on 2000-Oct-12 09:24
Here is a current snapshot of the bug.

Project: Python
Category: Modules
Status: Closed
Resolution: Wont Fix
Bug Group: Feature Request
Priority: 5
Summary: function to open a file and create intermediate directories

Details: A function would be useful (maybe available in the
os module), that opens a file for writing and creates
all necessary intermediate directories. Here is the
Python function that does exactly that:

def forceopen(name, filemode, dirmode=0777):
    try:
        return open(name, filemode)
    except IOError, e:
       if e[0] != 2: # didn't work for some other reason
           raise
       lastsep = name.rfind(os.sep)
       if lastsep == -1:
           raise
       os.makedirs(name[:lastsep], dirmode)
       return open(name, filemode)


Follow-Ups:

Date: 2000-Oct-12 10:06
By: fdrake

Comment:
This seems too esoteric a function to include in the standard libraries.  Without some serious justification, I don't see why this should be added since it's simple enough to add to an application's utility libraries.
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