Python: os.path.exists failing on "~/foo"

Question

I'm attempting check if a directory exists by running

self.path = '~/foo'
    if not os.path.exists(self.path):
        os.makedirs(self.path)

On an Ubuntu virtual machine. Although this directory does not exist, it does not make the directory. In fact using a print statement right above the makedirs command. Any idea what it could be?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 25 '14 at 20:32

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You probably want to os.path.expanduser on the path first...

answered Mar 25 '14 at 20:32

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Python: os.path.exists failing on "~/foo"

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