use mkdir function

larch/wxxas/feffit_panel.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 from larch.math import index_of
 from larch.fitting import group2params, param
 from larch.utils.jsonutils import encode4js, decode4js
-from larch.utils import fix_varname, fix_filename, gformat
+from larch.utils import fix_varname, fix_filename, gformat, mkdir
 from larch.io.export_modelresult import export_modelresult
 from larch.xafs import feffit_report, feffpath
 
@@ -1543,14 +1543,12 @@ def update_start_values(self, params):
     def autosave_script(self, text, fname='feffit_script.lar'):
         """autosave model result to user larch folder"""
         confdir = os.path.join(site_config.user_larchdir, 'xas_viewer')
+        mkdir(confdir)
         if not os.path.exists(confdir):
-            try:
-                os.makedirs(confdir)
-            except OSError:
-                title = "Cannot create XAS Viewer folder"
-                message = [f"Cannot create directory {confdir}"]
-                ExceptionPopup(self, title, message)
-                return
+            title = "Cannot create XAS Viewer folder"
+            message = [f"Cannot create directory {confdir}"]
+            ExceptionPopup(self, title, message)
+            return
 
         if fname is None:
             fname = 'feffit_script.lar'

larch/wxxas/prepeak_panel.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import lmfit.models as lm_models
 
 from larch import Group, site_config
-from larch.utils import uname, gformat
+from larch.utils import uname, gformat, mkdir
 from larch.math import index_of
 from larch.io.export_modelresult import export_modelresult
 from larch.io import save_groups, read_groups
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ def build_display(self):
 
         fsopts = dict(digits=2, increment=0.1, min_val=-9999,
                       max_val=9999, size=(125, -1), with_pin=True)
-        
+
         ppeak_elo  = self.add_floatspin('ppeak_elo',  value=-13, **fsopts)
         ppeak_ehi  = self.add_floatspin('ppeak_ehi',  value=-3, **fsopts)
         ppeak_emin = self.add_floatspin('ppeak_emin', value=-20, **fsopts)
@@ -1551,14 +1551,12 @@ def update_start_values(self, params):
     def autosave_modelresult(self, result, fname=None):
         """autosave model result to user larch folder"""
         confdir = os.path.join(site_config.user_larchdir, 'xas_viewer')
+        mkdir(confdir)
         if not os.path.exists(confdir):
-            try:
-                os.makedirs(confdir)
-            except:
-                title = "Cannot create XAS Viewer folder"
-                message = [f"Cannot create directory {confdir}"]
-                ExceptionPopup(self, title, message)
-                return
+            title = "Cannot create XAS Viewer folder"
+            message = [f"Cannot create directory {confdir}"]
+            ExceptionPopup(self, title, message)
+            return
         if fname is None:
             fname = 'autosave_peakfile.modl'
         save_groups(os.path.join(confdir, fname), ['#peakfit 1.0', result])

larch/xrd/amcsd.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 from .xrd_tools import generate_hkl, d_from_hkl, twth_from_q, E_from_lambda
 from .cif2feff import cif2feffinp
-from ..utils import isotime
+from ..utils import isotime, mkdir
 from ..utils.strutils import version_ge, bytes2str
 from ..utils.physical_constants import TAU, ATOM_SYMS
 from ..site_config import user_larchdir
@@ -637,11 +637,9 @@ def save_feffinp(self, absorber, edge=None, cluster_size=8.0, absorber_site=1,
             else:
                 name = f'{absorber:s}_{edge:s}_{min_name:s}_CIF{self.ams_id:06d}'
 
-            bfolder = os.path.join(user_larchdir, 'feff6', name)
-            if not os.path.exists(bfolder):
-                os.makedirs(bfolder)
-
-            filename = os.path.join(bfolder, 'feff.inp')
+            ffolder = os.path.join(user_larchdir, 'feff', name)
+            mkdir(ffolder)
+            filename = os.path.join(ffolder, 'feff.inp')
         with open(filename, 'w', encoding=sys.getdefaultencoding()) as fh:
             fh.write(feff6text)
         return filename