arctichoke.path.manipulate_paths
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.. py:module:: arctichoke.path.manipulate_paths


Functions
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.. autoapisummary::

   arctichoke.path.manipulate_paths.remove_non_empty_directory
   arctichoke.path.manipulate_paths.make_file_path


Module Contents
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.. py:function:: remove_non_empty_directory(base_dir)

   Remove a non-empty directory and all its contents.

   Recursively delete all files and directories in the given path.

   :param base_dir: Relative path to the directory to be removed.
   :type base_dir: `str`


.. py:function:: make_file_path(path)

   Create a file path.

   Create the specified directory structure if the given path doesn't exist.

   :param path: Relative path to make.
   :type path: `str`

   :returns: **path** -- The verified path to the data files.
   :rtype: `str`

   .. rubric:: Examples

   >>> make_file_path('datafiles/some/more/data/a_file.txt')
   'datafiles/some/more/data/'