Create output/data directory in local mode.

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.9.2dev
+========
+
+* bug-fix: Local Mode: Create output/data directory expected by SageMaker Container.
+
 1.9.1
 =====
 

src/sagemaker/local/image.py

@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ def train(self, input_data_config, hyperparameters):
         """
         self.container_root = self._create_tmp_folder()
         os.mkdir(os.path.join(self.container_root, 'output'))
+        # create output/data folder since sagemaker-containers 2.0 expects it
+        os.mkdir(os.path.join(self.container_root, 'output', 'data'))
         # A shared directory for all the containers. It is only mounted if the training script is
         # Local.
         shared_dir = os.path.join(self.container_root, 'shared')

tests/unit/test_image.py

@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ def test_train(_download_folder, _cleanup, popen, _stream_output, LocalSession,
                 assert config['services'][h]['image'] == image
                 assert config['services'][h]['command'] == 'train'
 
+        # assert that expected by sagemaker container output directories exist
+        assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(sagemaker_container.container_root, 'output'))
+        assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(sagemaker_container.container_root, 'output/data'))
+
 
 @patch('sagemaker.local.local_session.LocalSession')
 @patch('sagemaker.local.image._stream_output', side_effect=RuntimeError('this is expected'))