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Use XDG Base Directory for storing data #204

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Use XDG Base Directory for storing data
shutosheep Mar 23, 2024
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fix: read old ~/.youtube-local path for storing data
shutosheep Jun 9, 2024
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16 changes: 14 additions & 2 deletions settings.py
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Expand Up @@ -406,8 +406,20 @@ def log_ignored_line(line_number, message):
data_dir = os.path.normpath('./data')
else:
print("Running in non-portable mode")
settings_dir = os.path.expanduser(os.path.normpath("~/.youtube-local"))
data_dir = os.path.expanduser(os.path.normpath("~/.youtube-local/data"))
settings_dir = os.path.expanduser(os.path.normpath('~/.local/share/youtube-local'))
old_settings_dir = os.path.expanduser(os.path.normpath('~/.youtube-local'))

# use XDG_DATA_HOME variable if defined
if os.getenv('XDG_DATA_HOME'):
settings_dir = os.path.normpath(
os.path.join(os.getenv('XDG_DATA_HOME'), 'youtube-local'))

# use old ~/.youtube-local directory if settings.txt is found
if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(settings_dir, 'settings.txt')):
if os.path.exists(os.path.join(old_settings_dir, 'settings.txt')):
settings_dir = old_settings_dir

data_dir = os.path.join(settings_dir, 'data')
if not os.path.exists(settings_dir):
os.makedirs(settings_dir)

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