functions not executing python

Question

I have a program that runs when the functions have not been defined. When I put code into a function it does not execute the code it contains. Does anyone know why? Some of the code is:

def new_directory():  

 if not os.path.exists(current_sandbox):  
     os.mkdir(current_sandbox)  

Thanks

Answer 1

Your code is actually a definition of a new_directory function. It won't be executed unless you make a call to new_directory(). So, when you want to execute the code from your post, just add a function call like this:

def new_directory():  

 if not os.path.exists(current_sandbox):  
   os.mkdir(current_sandbox)

new_directory()

Not sure if that's the behavior you expect to get.