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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_directory(path):
 """ Make a directory and any intermediate directories that don't already exist. This function handles the case where two threads try to create a directory at once. """

    if not os.path.exists(path):
        # concurrent writes that try to create the same dir can fail
        try:
            os.makedirs(path)

        except OSError as e:
            if e.errno == errno.EEXIST:
                pass
            else:
                raise e