[Python-Dev] Fixing #7175: a standard location for Python config files

[Adal Chiriliuc]

Hello,

Fred Drake fdrake at acm.org wrote:
> +0.5
>
> I'd like to see a more complete proposal, including:
>
> - what to do with Windows, Mac OS X

PEP 370 already specifies a directory for Python config files:

> user data directory
>
>     Usually the parent directory of the user site directory. It's meant for Python version specific data like config files, docs, > images and translations.
>
>     Unix (including Mac)
>         ~/.local/lib/python2.6
>     Windows
>         %APPDATA%/Python/Python26

Regards