Index: dir_util.py
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Lib/distutils/dir_util.py,v
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -u -r1.15 dir_util.py
--- dir_util.py	10 Nov 2004 22:23:14 -0000	1.15
+++ dir_util.py	21 Mar 2005 16:33:22 -0000
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     global _path_created
 
     # Detect a common bug -- name is None
-    if type(name) is not StringType:
+    if not isinstance(name, StringTypes):   
         raise DistutilsInternalError, \
               "mkpath: 'name' must be a string (got %r)" % (name,)