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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 pre_execute(self, execution, context):
 """Make sure the named directory is created if possible"""

        path = self._fspath
        if path:
            path = path.format(
                benchmark=context.benchmark,
                api=execution['category'],
                **execution.get('metas', {})
            )
            if self.clean_path:
                shutil.rmtree(path, ignore_errors=True)
            if execution['metas']['file_mode'] == 'onefile':
                path = osp.dirname(path)
            if not osp.exists(path):
                os.makedirs(path)