Function check_parent_dir

monai/utils/misc.py:629–645

Utility to check whether the parent directory of the `path` exists. Args: path: input path to check the parent directory. create_dir: if True, when the parent directory doesn't exist, create the directory, otherwise, raise exception.

(path: PathLike, create_dir: bool = True)

def check_parent_dir(path: PathLike, create_dir: bool = True) -> None:
    """
    Utility to check whether the parent directory of the `path` exists.

    Args:
        path: input path to check the parent directory.
        create_dir: if True, when the parent directory doesn't exist, create the directory,
            otherwise, raise exception.

    """
    path = Path(path)
    path_dir = path.parent
    if not path_dir.exists():
        if create_dir:
            path_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
        else:
            raise ValueError(f"the directory of specified path does not exist: `{path_dir}`.")


def save_obj(