def __init__(self, path):
self._root = path<EOL>try:<EOL><INDENT>os.makedirs(path)<EOL><DEDENT>except OSError as e:<EOL><INDENT>if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:<EOL><INDENT>LOGGER.error('<STR_LIT>')<EOL>raise<EOL><DEDENT><DEDENT>
:param str path: Path to a local dir for this store, will be created if
    it does not exist
:raises OSError: if there's a failure creating the dir