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diff --git a/coverage/control.py b/coverage/control.py
index d5e2c6f8..5c126b65 100644
--- a/coverage/control.py
+++ b/coverage/control.py
@@ -692,6 +692,14 @@ class coverage(object):
if self.config.xml_output == '-':
outfile = sys.stdout
else:
+ # ensure that the output directory is created; done here
+ # because this report pre-opens the output
+ # file. HTMLReport does this using the Report plumbing
+ # because its task is more complex, being multiple
+ # files.
+ output_dir = os.path.dirname(self.config.xml_output)
+ if output_dir and not os.path.isdir(output_dir):
+ os.makedirs(output_dir)
outfile = open(self.config.xml_output, "w")
file_to_close = outfile
try: