while head != os.path.sep and len(head) > 0:
head, tail = os.path.split(head)
path_list.insert(0, tail)
+ # FIXME: For some reason the above os.path.split lost the root '/'
+ if path[0] == os.path.sep and path_list[0] != os.path.sep:
+ path_list.insert(0, os.path.sep)
created_path = ""
for path_element in path_list:
created_path = os.path.join(created_path, path_element)