@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
try:
dn = os.path.dirname(encodeFilename(filename))
if dn != '' and not os.path.exists(dn):
if dn and not os.path.exists(dn):
os.makedirs(dn)
except (OSError, IOError) as err:
self.report_error('unable to create directory ' + compat_str(err))