def METHOD_NAME(name, quiet = True):
    """ Create the specified directory. """
    try:
        if not path_exists(name):
            if not quiet:
                sys.stdout.write('Creating '+name+' directory.\n')
            os.makedirs(name)
    except IOError, (errno, strerror):
        sys.stderr.write('Failed to create directory '+name+': '+strerror)
        raise