#29 New option -P/--paths to give different paths for different types of files

Syntax: `-P "type:path" -P "type:path"`
Types: home, temp, description, annotation, subtitle, infojson, thumbnail

youtube_dlc/utils.py

@@ -5893,3 +5893,15 @@ _HEX_TABLE = '0123456789abcdef'
 
 def random_uuidv4():
     return re.sub(r'[xy]', lambda x: _HEX_TABLE[random.randint(0, 15)], 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')
+
+
+def make_dir(path, to_screen=None):
+    try:
+        dn = os.path.dirname(path)
+        if dn and not os.path.exists(dn):
+            os.makedirs(dn)
+        return True
+    except (OSError, IOError) as err:
+        if callable(to_screen) is not None:
+            to_screen('unable to create directory ' + error_to_compat_str(err))
+        return False