--- a/document_it.py	Tue Aug 02 19:14:32 2011 -0700
+++ b/document_it.py	Tue Aug 02 19:45:34 2011 -0700
@@ -159,7 +159,16 @@
             # create a directory if needed
             dirname = os.path.dirname(dest)
             if os.path.exists(dirname):
-                assert os.path.isdir(dirname), "%s exists and is not a directory" % dirname
+                if not os.path.isdir(dirname):
+                    # deal with filesystem directories vs PATH_INFO
+                    f = file(dirname)
+                    buffer = f.read()
+                    f.close()
+                    os.remove(dirname)
+                    os.makedirs(dirname)
+                    f = file(os.path.join(dirname, 'index.html'), 'w')
+                    f.write(buffer)
+                    f.close()
             else:
                 os.makedirs(dirname)