Distutils: Can I create an empty directory on target system?

[Chris Lyon]

I know that Distutils can be used to create a file in a directory:-

setup(...
      data_files=[('bitmaps', ['bm/b1.gif', 'bm/b2.gif']),
                  ('config', ['cfg/data.cfg'])])

Is there an equivalent for producing emplt directories on the target
system.
I would like to precreate directories.
Is this possible or is it considered the responsibility of the
installed application to establish it's own environment?