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diff --git a/third_party/python/appdirs/README.rst b/third_party/python/appdirs/README.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..dfafbdfbe6 --- /dev/null +++ b/third_party/python/appdirs/README.rst @@ -0,0 +1,138 @@ +.. image:: https://secure.travis-ci.org/ActiveState/appdirs.png + :target: http://travis-ci.org/ActiveState/appdirs + +the problem +=========== + +What directory should your app use for storing user data? If running on Mac OS X, you +should use:: + + ~/Library/Application Support/<AppName> + +If on Windows (at least English Win XP) that should be:: + + C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\Application Data\Local Settings\<AppAuthor>\<AppName> + +or possibly:: + + C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\Application Data\<AppAuthor>\<AppName> + +for `roaming profiles <http://bit.ly/9yl3b6>`_ but that is another story. + +On Linux (and other Unices) the dir, according to the `XDG +spec <http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html>`_, is:: + + ~/.local/share/<AppName> + + +``appdirs`` to the rescue +========================= + +This kind of thing is what the ``appdirs`` module is for. ``appdirs`` will +help you choose an appropriate: + +- user data dir (``user_data_dir``) +- user config dir (``user_config_dir``) +- user cache dir (``user_cache_dir``) +- site data dir (``site_data_dir``) +- site config dir (``site_config_dir``) +- user log dir (``user_log_dir``) + +and also: + +- is a single module so other Python packages can include their own private copy +- is slightly opinionated on the directory names used. Look for "OPINION" in + documentation and code for when an opinion is being applied. + + +some example output +=================== + +On Mac OS X:: + + >>> from appdirs import * + >>> appname = "SuperApp" + >>> appauthor = "Acme" + >>> user_data_dir(appname, appauthor) + '/Users/trentm/Library/Application Support/SuperApp' + >>> site_data_dir(appname, appauthor) + '/Library/Application Support/SuperApp' + >>> user_cache_dir(appname, appauthor) + '/Users/trentm/Library/Caches/SuperApp' + >>> user_log_dir(appname, appauthor) + '/Users/trentm/Library/Logs/SuperApp' + +On Windows 7:: + + >>> from appdirs import * + >>> appname = "SuperApp" + >>> appauthor = "Acme" + >>> user_data_dir(appname, appauthor) + 'C:\\Users\\trentm\\AppData\\Local\\Acme\\SuperApp' + >>> user_data_dir(appname, appauthor, roaming=True) + 'C:\\Users\\trentm\\AppData\\Roaming\\Acme\\SuperApp' + >>> user_cache_dir(appname, appauthor) + 'C:\\Users\\trentm\\AppData\\Local\\Acme\\SuperApp\\Cache' + >>> user_log_dir(appname, appauthor) + 'C:\\Users\\trentm\\AppData\\Local\\Acme\\SuperApp\\Logs' + +On Linux:: + + >>> from appdirs import * + >>> appname = "SuperApp" + >>> appauthor = "Acme" + >>> user_data_dir(appname, appauthor) + '/home/trentm/.local/share/SuperApp + >>> site_data_dir(appname, appauthor) + '/usr/local/share/SuperApp' + >>> site_data_dir(appname, appauthor, multipath=True) + '/usr/local/share/SuperApp:/usr/share/SuperApp' + >>> user_cache_dir(appname, appauthor) + '/home/trentm/.cache/SuperApp' + >>> user_log_dir(appname, appauthor) + '/home/trentm/.cache/SuperApp/log' + >>> user_config_dir(appname) + '/home/trentm/.config/SuperApp' + >>> site_config_dir(appname) + '/etc/xdg/SuperApp' + >>> os.environ['XDG_CONFIG_DIRS'] = '/etc:/usr/local/etc' + >>> site_config_dir(appname, multipath=True) + '/etc/SuperApp:/usr/local/etc/SuperApp' + + +``AppDirs`` for convenience +=========================== + +:: + + >>> from appdirs import AppDirs + >>> dirs = AppDirs("SuperApp", "Acme") + >>> dirs.user_data_dir + '/Users/trentm/Library/Application Support/SuperApp' + >>> dirs.site_data_dir + '/Library/Application Support/SuperApp' + >>> dirs.user_cache_dir + '/Users/trentm/Library/Caches/SuperApp' + >>> dirs.user_log_dir + '/Users/trentm/Library/Logs/SuperApp' + + + +Per-version isolation +===================== + +If you have multiple versions of your app in use that you want to be +able to run side-by-side, then you may want version-isolation for these +dirs:: + + >>> from appdirs import AppDirs + >>> dirs = AppDirs("SuperApp", "Acme", version="1.0") + >>> dirs.user_data_dir + '/Users/trentm/Library/Application Support/SuperApp/1.0' + >>> dirs.site_data_dir + '/Library/Application Support/SuperApp/1.0' + >>> dirs.user_cache_dir + '/Users/trentm/Library/Caches/SuperApp/1.0' + >>> dirs.user_log_dir + '/Users/trentm/Library/Logs/SuperApp/1.0' + |