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diff --git a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst index a8c1dc9e80..7148667486 100644 --- a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst +++ b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst @@ -768,7 +768,10 @@ call fails (for example because the path doesn't exist): and access flags. If the path already exists, :exc:`OSError` is raised. If *parents* is true, any missing parents of this path are created - as needed. If *parents* is false (the default), a missing parent raises + as needed; they are created with the default permissions without taking + *mode* into account (mimicking the POSIX ``mkdir -p`` command). + + If *parents* is false (the default), a missing parent raises :exc:`OSError`. |