1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/coverage/misc.py b/coverage/misc.py
index a923829d..59114863 100644
--- a/coverage/misc.py
+++ b/coverage/misc.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import hashlib
 import inspect
 import locale
 import os
+import os.path
 import re
 import sys
 import types
@@ -181,6 +182,20 @@ def file_be_gone(path):
             raise
 
 
+def ensure_dir(directory):
+    """Make sure the directory exists.
+
+    If `directory` is None or empty, do nothing.
+    """
+    if directory and not os.path.isdir(directory):
+        os.makedirs(directory)
+
+
+def ensure_dir_for_file(path):
+    """Make sure the directory for the path exists."""
+    ensure_dir(os.path.dirname(path))
+
+
 def output_encoding(outfile=None):
     """Determine the encoding to use for output written to `outfile` or stdout."""
     if outfile is None: