Re: Best practice for config files?

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On Thu, 22 May 2025 14:59:28 -0500
"Michael F. Stemper" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Is requiring the program to be executed in the directory containing
> the configuration file considered acceptable practice?

Freedesktop.org proposes a specification for where such things ought
to be located:

+ https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/

Here's how I do it:

> def get_xdg_config_home():
> 
>     """The configuration directory.
> 
>     Normally $HOME/.config. 
> 
>     """
>     
>     result = pathlib.Path.home() / ".config"
>     return result

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