Function get_configdir

lib/matplotlib/__init__.py:603–619

Return the string path of the configuration directory. The directory is chosen as follows: 1. If the MPLCONFIGDIR environment variable is supplied, choose that. 2. On Linux, follow the XDG specification and look first in ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME``, if defined, or ``$HOME/.config`

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@_logged_cached('CONFIGDIR=%s')
def get_configdir():
    """
    Return the string path of the configuration directory.

    The directory is chosen as follows:

    1. If the MPLCONFIGDIR environment variable is supplied, choose that.
    2. On Linux, follow the XDG specification and look first in
       ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME``, if defined, or ``$HOME/.config``.  On Windows,
       use ``%LOCALAPPDATA%\\matplotlib``.  On other platforms, choose
       ``$HOME/.matplotlib``.
    3. If the chosen directory exists and is writable, use that as the
       configuration directory.
    4. Else, create a temporary directory, and use it as the configuration
       directory.
    """
    return _get_config_or_cache_dir(_get_xdg_config_dir)


@_logged_cached('CACHEDIR=%s')