create_output_dir.py

def create_output_dir(directory_name='output'):
    file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), directory_name)
    try:
        os.mkdir(file_path)
    except FileExistsError as err:
        split_dir = directory_name.split('.v')
        try:
            version_number = int(split_dir[1]) + 1
        except IndexError as err:
            version_number = 1
        return create_output_dir('{}.v{}'.format(split_dir[0], version_number))
    else:
        return file_path