directory_walk_levels.py

import os

def walk_levels(inputpath, outputpath, levels=1):
    if levels==0:
        return
    else:

        if not os.path.isdir(outputpath):
            os.mkdir(outputpath)
        for dirpath in os.listdir(inputpath):

            newinput = os.path.join(inputpath, dirpath)
            structure = os.path.join(outputpath, dirpath)
            if not os.path.isdir(newinput):
                continue

            print(structure)

            if not os.path.isdir(structure):
#                 print("creating dir")
                os.mkdir(structure)

            walk_levels(newinput, structure, levels-1)