old_contents: import os
  import sys
  
  base_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
  sys.path.append(base_path)
  
  one_up_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),'..'))
  sys.path.append(one_up_path)
  
  import model_creator
  import util_functions
  
  def create(text,score,prompt_string,model_path):
      model_path=util_functions.create_model_path(model_path)
  
      results = {'errors': [],'created' : False}
      try:
          e_set = model_creator.create_essay_set(text, score, prompt_string)
      except:
          results['errors'].append("essay set creation failed.")
      try:
          feature_ext, classifier = model_creator.extract_features_and_generate_model(e_set)
      except:
          results['errors'].append("feature extraction and model creation failed.")
      try:
          util_functions.create_directory(model_path)
          model_creator.dump_model_to_file(prompt_string, feature_ext, classifier, text, score, args.model_path)
          results['created']=True
      except:
          results['errors'].append("could not write model to: {0}".format(model_path))
  
      return results
  
  def check(model_path):
      model_path=util_functions.create_model_path(model_path)
  
      try:
          with open(model_path) as f: pass
      except IOError as e:
          return False
  
      return True
  
  
  
new_contents: import os
  import sys
  
  base_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
  sys.path.append(base_path)
  
  one_up_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),'..'))
  sys.path.append(one_up_path)
  
  import model_creator
  import util_functions
  
  def create(text,score,prompt_string,model_path):
      model_path=util_functions.create_model_path(model_path)
  
      results = {'errors': [],'created' : False}
      try:
          e_set = model_creator.create_essay_set(text, score, prompt_string)
      except:
          results['errors'].append("essay set creation failed.")
      try:
          feature_ext, classifier = model_creator.extract_features_and_generate_model(e_set)
      except:
          results['errors'].append("feature extraction and model creation failed.")
  
      full_path=os.path.join(base_path,model_path)
      util_functions.create_directory(full_path)
      model_creator.dump_model_to_file(prompt_string, feature_ext, classifier, text, score, full_path)
      results['created']=True
      """
      except:
          results['errors'].append("could not write model to: {0}".format(model_path))
      """
  
      return results
  
  def check(model_path):
      model_path=util_functions.create_model_path(model_path)
  
      try:
          with open(model_path) as f: pass
      except IOError as e:
          return False
  
      return True
  
  
  
subject: Work on model file handling