batchCreateDirsGitignore.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import os
dirs = open("list.txt","r")
filename = ".gitignore"
for line in dirs:
    directory = line.strip()
    #if not filename in os.listdir(os.path.abspath(directory)):
    try:
        os.makedirs(directory)
    except OSError:
        pass
    f = open(directory+os.sep+filename,"w")
    f.close()    
dirs.close()