*** orig-os.py	Wed Oct  5 13:00:38 2005
--- os.py	Wed Oct  5 13:03:05 2005
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*** 156,162 ****
          makedirs(head, mode)
          if tail == curdir:           # xxx/newdir/. exists if xxx/newdir exists
              return
!     mkdir(name, mode)
  
  def removedirs(name):
      """removedirs(path)
--- 156,167 ----
          makedirs(head, mode)
          if tail == curdir:           # xxx/newdir/. exists if xxx/newdir exists
              return
!     # Without the "if", it raised an exception if the first part of
!     # the path already exists.  It still will if that prefix is a file
!     # rather than a directory, or permissions prevent it from continuing,
!     # but it will now work in the more normal case.
!     if not path.isdir(name):
!         mkdir(name, mode)
  
  def removedirs(name):
      """removedirs(path)