create_dir_if_necessary() is unnecessary

We already have makedirs_p()

i18n/dummy.py

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import polib
 from path import path
 
 from i18n.config import CONFIGURATION
-from i18n.execute import create_dir_if_necessary
 from i18n.converter import Converter
 
 
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ def make_dummy(filename, locale, converter):
     pofile.metadata['Plural-Forms'] = 'nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);'
 
     new_file = new_filename(filename, locale)
-    create_dir_if_necessary(new_file)
+    new_file.parent.makedirs_p()
     pofile.save(new_file)
 
 

i18n/execute.py

@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ def call(command, working_directory=BASE_DIR):
     return (out, err)
 
 
-def create_dir_if_necessary(pathname):
-    dirname = os.path.dirname(pathname)
-    if not os.path.exists(dirname):
-        os.makedirs(dirname)
-
-
 def remove_file(filename, verbose=True):
     """
     Attempt to delete filename.

i18n/extract.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from path import path
 from polib import pofile
 
 from i18n.config import BASE_DIR, LOCALE_DIR, CONFIGURATION
-from i18n.execute import execute, create_dir_if_necessary, remove_file
+from i18n.execute import execute, remove_file
 from i18n.segment import segment_pofiles
 
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def main(verbosity=1):
     Main entry point of script
     """
     logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stdout, level=logging.INFO)
-    create_dir_if_necessary(LOCALE_DIR)
+    LOCALE_DIR.parent.makedirs_p()
     source_msgs_dir = CONFIGURATION.source_messages_dir
     remove_file(source_msgs_dir.joinpath('django.po'))