Automatically create directory for results

_pytest/junitxml.py

@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ class LogXML(object):
         self.suite_start_time = time.time()
 
     def pytest_sessionfinish(self):
+        dirname = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(self.logfile))
+        if not os.path.exists(dirname):
+            os.makedirs(dirname)
         logfile = open(self.logfile, 'w', encoding='utf-8')
         suite_stop_time = time.time()
         suite_time_delta = suite_stop_time - self.suite_start_time

_pytest/resultlog.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ text file.
 """
 
 import py
+import os
 
 def pytest_addoption(parser):
     group = parser.getgroup("terminal reporting", "resultlog plugin options")
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
     resultlog = config.option.resultlog
     # prevent opening resultlog on slave nodes (xdist)
     if resultlog and not hasattr(config, 'slaveinput'):
+        dirname = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(resultlog))
+        if not os.path.exists(dirname):
+            os.makedirs(dirname)
         logfile = open(resultlog, 'w', 1) # line buffered
         config._resultlog = ResultLog(config, logfile)
         config.pluginmanager.register(config._resultlog)