how can use mkdir to override the old one

[Mark Nenadov]

In article <mailman.996651362.9838.python-list at python.org>, "sdf"
<wqh-2 at 263.net> wrote:


> I use mkdir('doc'),but this directory is exists,so it throw an err. how
> can force to do this

I am not sure if there is a way you can force the mkdir. You could always
remove it first, then make it. But you could also do:

import os
try:
	os.mkdir('doc')
except OSError:
	pass

That would basicaly make the directory, unless it can't (because it
exists), in which case it would just do nothing because it is already
there. Hopefully that helps.

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