By importing the os module into a Python program, programmers can then call the Python mkdir function to create folders in the system.

This post explains what a Python module is and how to use it to drastically extend the capabiltiies of your code. Plus: how to make your own!

For Windows, you can use the Python win32 module. For Linux/Mac systems, you can send commands directly to the system through the "os" module built in to Python.