[New-bugs-announce] [issue15084] Add option to os.makefile to not raise an exception for existing directories

[Raymond Hettinger]

New submission from Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettinger at gmail.com>:

I commonly see the code pattern:

try:
    os.mkdir(dirname)
except OSError:
    pass

It would be nice to have this instead:

   os.mkdir(dirname, ignore_if_existing=True)

There's probably a better name for the keyword argument, but it communicates the idea clearly enough.

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messages: 162956
nosy: rhettinger
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Add option to os.makefile to not raise an exception for existing directories
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.4

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