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Python - create multiple subfolders from list

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marc_so

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In this article, we would like to show you how to create multiple subfolders from a list in Python.

Quick solution:

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import os
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subfolders = ["subfolder_a", "subfolder_b", "subfolder_c"]
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for subfolder_name in subfolders:
    os.makedirs(os.path.join("example_directory", subfolder_name), exist_ok=True)

Note:

The exist_ok parameter was added in Python 3.5. Set it on True so you won't get FileExistsError if the directory exists.

Practical example

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In this example, we create a directory ("example_directory") with multiple subfolders in our project directory using makedirs() method from os module. The subfolders names will be taken from the list.

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import os
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subfolders = ["subfolder_a", "subfolder_b", "subfolder_c"]
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for subfolder_name in subfolders:
    os.makedirs(os.path.join("example_directory", subfolder_name), exist_ok=True)

if you want to create multiple subfolders outside the project folder, you need to specify the full path:

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import os
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subfolders = ["subfolder_a", "subfolder_b", "subfolder_c"]
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for subfolder_name in subfolders:
    os.makedirs(os.path.join("C:\\some_path\example_directory", subfolder_name), exist_ok=True)