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os.makedirs exist_ok documentation is incorrect, as is some of the behavior #57707

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BPO 13498
Nosy @birkenfeld, @terryjreedy, @abalkin, @giampaolo, @merwok, @bitdancer, @hynek, @Bonifacio2
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2011-11-29.13:42:02.496>
    labels = ['easy', 'type-bug', 'library', 'docs']
    title = 'os.makedirs exist_ok documentation is incorrect, as is some of the behavior'
    updated_at = <Date 2021-05-15.20:26:39.275>
    user = 'https://github.com/bitdancer'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2021-05-15.20:26:39.275>
    actor = 'terry.reedy'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Documentation', 'Library (Lib)']
    creation = <Date 2011-11-29.13:42:02.496>
    creator = 'r.david.murray'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['26781', '27683']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 13498
    keywords = ['patch', 'easy']
    message_count = 20.0
    messages = ['148564', '155383', '166985', '167333', '167400', '167432', '167489', '168078', '168093', '168114', '168115', '168515', '168517', '172282', '172309', '172348', '172361', '173612', '393713', '393728']
    nosy_count = 21.0
    nosy_names = ['georg.brandl', 'terry.reedy', 'zooko', 'belopolsky', 'ggenellina', 'draghuram', 'giampaolo.rodola', 'ijmorlan', 'eric.araujo', 'Arfrever', 'r.david.murray', 'ysj.ray', 'docs@python', 'Laurent.Mazuel', 'python-dev', 'hynek', 'jokoala', 'Axel.Wegen', 'd0ugal', 'TheAdityaKedia', 'Bonifacio2']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue13498'
    versions = ['Python 3.4']

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