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medcat.utils.fileutils

Functions:

ensure_folder_if_parent 

ensure_folder_if_parent(folder_name: str) -> None

Ensure the folder exists if its parent folder exists.

Create a folder if the parent folder exists. If the parent folder does not exist, raise an error.

Parameters:

  • folder_name

    (str) –

    The target folder.

Raises:

  • ValueError –

    If the parent folder does not exist.

Source code in medcat-v2/medcat/utils/fileutils.py 
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def ensure_folder_if_parent(folder_name: str) -> None:
    """Ensure the folder exists if its parent folder exists.

    Create a folder if the parent folder exists.
    If the parent folder does not exist, raise an error.

    Args:
        folder_name (str): The target folder.

    Raises:
        ValueError: If the parent folder does not exist.
    """
    target_folder = os.path.dirname(folder_name)
    if (os.path.exists(target_folder) and
            not os.path.exists(folder_name)):
        os.makedirs(folder_name)
    elif not os.path.exists(target_folder):
        raise ValueError("The target folder does not exist: "
                         f"{target_folder}")