code: def _validate_and_prepare_target_save_path(path):
      if os.path.exists(path) and any(os.scandir(path)):
          raise MlflowException(
              message=f"Path '{path}' already exists and is not empty",
              error_code=RESOURCE_ALREADY_EXISTS,
          )
  
      os.makedirs(path, exist_ok=True)
  
imports: import json
  import os
  import sys
  from typing import Any, Dict
  from mlflow.exceptions import MlflowException
  from mlflow.models import Model
  from mlflow.models.model import MLMODEL_FILE_NAME
  from mlflow.protos.databricks_pb2 import RESOURCE_ALREADY_EXISTS, RESOURCE_DOES_NOT_EXIST
  from mlflow.store.artifact.artifact_repository_registry import get_artifact_repository
  from mlflow.store.artifact.models_artifact_repo import ModelsArtifactRepository
  from mlflow.store.artifact.runs_artifact_repo import RunsArtifactRepository
  from mlflow.tracking.artifact_utils import _download_artifact_from_uri
  from mlflow.utils.file_utils import _copy_file_or_tree
  from mlflow.utils.uri import append_to_uri_path
label_desc: Use image node_id 7 for calling a global function with example usage: _validate_and_prepare_target_save_path(path) without return types