def make_dir(drive: GoogleDrive, path: str) -> GoogleDriveFile:
"""Makes a new directory in google drive. Including all
necessary intermediate directories. Returns the directory
Args:
drive: The google drive in question.
path: The absolute path of the directory.
"""
path = _normalize_path(path)
exists, result = drive.path_exists(path, return_file=True)
if exists:
return result
else:
split_path = path.split('/')
name = split_path[-1]
parent_path = '/'.join(split_path[:-1])
parent = make_dir(drive, parent_path)
metadata = {
'title': name,
'mimeType': 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder',
'parents': [{'id': parent['id']}]
}
file = drive.CreateFile(metadata)
file.Upload()
return file
