Common program data saving directory.

program_data_path_utils.py

from pathlib import Path
import platform

PROGRAM_DIRECTORY_NAME = "AppName"


def get_program_data_path() -> Path:
    path = None
    if platform.system() == "Windows":
        path = Path.home() / "AppData" / "Roaming" / PROGRAM_DIRECTORY_NAME
    elif platform.system() == "Linux":
        path = Path.home() / ".local" / "share" / PROGRAM_DIRECTORY_NAME
    else:
        raise RuntimeError("Platform not supported")
    path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
    return path

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