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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def make_apps_dir(self):
 """Creates an empty directory for symlinks to Django applications. :rtype: str :return: created directory path """

        self.logger.info('Creating a directory for symlinks to your Django applications `%s` ...' % self.apps_path)
        try:
            os.mkdir(self.apps_path)
        except OSError:
            pass  # Already exists.
        return self.apps_path