Index: trunk/tests/TestUtils.py
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diff -u -r87 -r148
--- trunk/tests/TestUtils.py	(.../TestUtils.py)	(revision 87)
+++ trunk/tests/TestUtils.py	(.../TestUtils.py)	(revision 148)
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
 try:
     from pip import main as pipmain
 except Exception:
@@ -8,8 +10,9 @@
 
 class TestUtils:
 
-    _name_external = 'external_test_data'
-    _name_local = 'test_data'
+    _name_external = "external_test_data"
+    _name_local = "test_data"
+    _name_output = "test_output"
 
     @staticmethod
     def install_package(package: str):
@@ -19,16 +22,27 @@
         Arguments:
             package {str} -- Name of the PIP package.
         """
-        pipmain(['install', package])
+        pipmain(["install", package])
 
     @staticmethod
+    def get_output_test_data_dir(dir_name: str):
+        """
+        Returns the full path of a directory containing generated
+        data from the tests. If it does not exist it creates it.
+        """
+        directory = TestUtils.get_test_data_dir(dir_name, TestUtils._name_output)
+        if not directory.is_dir():
+            # Create missing directories
+            Path.mkdir(directory, parents=True)
+        return directory
+
+    @staticmethod
     def get_local_test_data_dir(dir_name: str):
         """
         Returns the desired directory relative to the test data.
         Avoiding extra code on the tests.
         """
-        directory = TestUtils.get_test_data_dir(
-            dir_name, TestUtils._name_local)
+        directory = TestUtils.get_test_data_dir(dir_name, TestUtils._name_local)
         return directory
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -37,34 +51,27 @@
         Returns the desired directory relative to the test external data.
         Avoiding extra code on the tests.
         """
-        directory = TestUtils.get_test_data_dir(
-            dir_name, TestUtils._name_external)
+        directory = TestUtils.get_test_data_dir(dir_name, TestUtils._name_external)
         return directory
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_test_data_dir(dir_name: str, test_data_name: str):
+    def get_test_data_dir(dir_name: str, test_data_name: str) -> Path:
         """
         Returns the desired directory relative to the test external data.
         Avoiding extra code on the tests.
         """
-        test_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        try:
-            dir_path = '{}\\{}\\'.format(test_data_name, dir_name)
-            test_dir = os.path.join(test_dir, dir_path)
-        except Exception:
-            print("An error occurred trying to find {}".format(dir_name))
-        return test_dir
+        current_dir = Path(__file__).parent
+        return current_dir / test_data_name / dir_name
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_test_dir(dir_name: str):
+    def get_test_dir(dir_name: str) -> Path:
         """Returns the desired directory inside the Tests folder
 
         Arguments:
             dir_name {str} -- Target directory.
 
         Returns:
-            {str} -- Path to the target directory.
+            {Path} -- Path to the target directory.
         """
-        test_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        dir_path = os.path.join(test_dir, dir_name)
-        return dir_path
+        test_dir = Path(__file__).parent
+        return test_dir / dir_name