config-better 0.1.0

Configure your application in a friendlier and more consistent way!

config-better

Make use of directories for configuration / data / caching better and more user-friendly!

This module provides support for the XDG Base Directory specification, and OS-friendly fallbacks for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux if not otherwise specified.

Usage

import os.path
import configbetter

c = configbetter.Config('appname')

with open(os.path.join(c.config, 'config.json')) as conf:
    # ...

Available properties of Config:

• .cache, which points to $XDG_CACHE_HOME if available, otherwise uses a generic system equivalent.
• .config, which points to $XDG_CONFIG_HOME if available, otherwise uses a generic system equivalent.
• .data, which points to $XDG_DATA_HOME if available, otherwise uses a generic system equivalent.

Additionally, the following method is provided:

• .makedirs() will create the cache, config and data directories if they do not already exist, including all parent directories.

Installation

pip install config-better