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author Jeff Hammel <k0scist@gmail.com>
date Mon, 04 Sep 2017 14:54:38 -0700
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"""
path related utilities
"""

def ensure_dir(directory):
    """ensure a directory exists"""
    if os.path.exists(directory):
        if not os.path.isdir(directory):
            raise OSError("Not a directory: '{}'".format(directory))
        return directory
    os.makedirs(directory)
    return directory