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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2005-12-17 17:47:42 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2005-12-17 17:47:42 (GMT)
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Bug #1373197: note that os.makedirs does not work with '..'
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@@ -877,6 +877,8 @@ leaf directory. Throws an \exception{error} exception if the leaf
directory already exists or cannot be created. The default \var{mode}
is \code{0777} (octal). On some systems, \var{mode} is ignored.
Where it is used, the current umask value is first masked out.
+\note{\function{makedirs()} will become confused if the path elements
+to create include \var{os.pardir}.}
\versionadded{1.5.2}
\versionchanged[This function now handles UNC paths correctly]{2.3}
\end{funcdesc}