Python - create directory with subdirectory

In this article, we would like to show you how to create directory with a subdirectory in Python.

Quick solution:

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from pathlib import Path

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Path("C:\\example_directory\example_subdirectory").mkdir(parents=True, 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.

In this example, we use Path.mkdir() method from pathlib module to create a nested directory.

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from pathlib import Path

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Path("C:\\some_path\example_directory\example_subdirectory").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

Result:

In this example, we use makedirs() method from os module to create a nested directory.

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import os

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directory = "C:\\example_path\example_directory\example_subdirectory"

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if not os.path.exists(directory):

    os.makedirs(directory)