def makedir(dir_name):
if os.path.exists(dir_name):<EOL><INDENT>delete(dir_name)<EOL><DEDENT>os.mkdir(dir_name)<EOL>
"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>`_