Permission denied when running the script

[Villiem]

When I typed sudo python encode.py
the script creates a folder as root, which can´t be accessed by a normal user.
The full explanation can be found here
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24023202/how-do-i-avoid-creating-folders-as-root-when-running-a-python-script-under-sudo

The solution is simple, create the encoded folder before running the script, this also allows you to run the script without sudo.

I still think the script should be changed to be compatible with os.chown()

Thanks!