create notebook-dir if it doesn't exist

closes #1980
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MinRK 2012-06-18 15:05:16 -07:00
parent 272b954d7b
commit 0fba6618cd

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@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from tornado import web
from IPython.config.configurable import LoggingConfigurable
from IPython.nbformat import current
from IPython.utils.traitlets import Unicode, List, Dict, Bool
from IPython.utils.traitlets import Unicode, List, Dict, Bool, TraitError
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Classes
@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ class NotebookManager(LoggingConfigurable):
notebook_dir = Unicode(os.getcwdu(), config=True, help="""
The directory to use for notebooks.
""")
def _notebook_dir_changed(self, name, old, new):
"""do a bit of validation of the notebook dir"""
if os.path.exists(new) and not os.path.isdir(new):
raise TraitError("notebook dir %r is not a directory" % new)
if not os.path.exists(new):
self.log.info("Creating notebook dir %s", new)
try:
os.mkdir(new)
except:
raise TraitError("Couldn't create notebook dir %r" % new)
save_script = Bool(False, config=True,
help="""Automatically create a Python script when saving the notebook.