"Strong" directory maker.

    "Strong" version of `os.mkdir`.  If `dir_name` already exists, this deletes 
    it first.

    **Parameters**

        **dir_name** :  string

            Path to a file directory that may or may not already exist.

    **See Also:**

        :func:`tabular.io.delete`, 
        `os <http://docs.python.org/library/os.html>`_

def makedir(dir_name):
    """
     "Strong" directory maker.

    "Strong" version of `os.mkdir`.  If `dir_name` already exists, this deletes 
    it first.

    **Parameters**

        **dir_name** :  string

            Path to a file directory that may or may not already exist.

    **See Also:**

        :func:`tabular.io.delete`, 
        `os <http://docs.python.org/library/os.html>`_

    """
    if os.path.exists(dir_name):
        delete(dir_name)
    os.mkdir(dir_name)