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Package wx :: Class StandardPaths
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Type StandardPaths

object --+
         |
        StandardPaths

wx.StandardPaths returns standard locations in the file system and should be used by programs to find their data files in a portable way.

In the description of the methods below, the example return values are given for the Unix, Windows and Mac OS X systems, however please note that these are just examples and the actual values may differ. For example, under Windows the system administrator may change the standard directories locations, i.e. the Windows directory may be named W:Win2003 instead of the default C:Windows.

The strings appname and username should be replaced with the value returned by wx.App.GetAppName and the name of the currently logged in user, respectively. The string prefix is only used under Unix and is /usr/local by default but may be changed using SetInstallPrefix.

The directories returned by the methods of this class may or may not exist. If they don't exist, it's up to the caller to create them, wx.StandardPaths doesn't do it.

Finally note that these functions only work with standardly packaged applications. I.e. under Unix you should follow the standard installation conventions and under Mac you should create your application bundle according to the Apple guidelines. Again, this class doesn't help you to do it.

Method Summary
  __init__(self)
StandardPaths Get()
Return the global standard paths singleton (Static method)
String GetConfigDir(self)
Return the directory with system config files: /etc under Unix, 'c:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication Data' under Windows, /Library/Preferences for Mac
String GetDataDir(self)
Return the location of the application's global, (i.e.
String GetDocumentsDir(self)
Return the Documents directory for the current user.
String GetExecutablePath(self)
Return the path (directory+filename) of the running executable or an empty string if it couldn't be determined.
String GetInstallPrefix(self)
Get the program installation prefix.
String GetLocalDataDir(self)
Return the location for application data files which are host-specific.
String GetLocalizedResourcesDir(self, lang, category)
Get localized resources directory containing the resource files of the specified category for the given language.
String GetPluginsDir(self)
Return the directory where the loadable modules (plugins) live: prefix/lib/appname under Unix, program directory under Windows and Contents/Plugins app bundle subdirectory under Mac
String GetResourcesDir(self)
Get resources directory.
String GetTempDir(self)
Return the user's directory for temporary files.
String GetUserConfigDir(self)
Return the directory for the user config files: $HOME under Unix, 'c:Documents and Settingsusername' under Windows, and ~/Library/Preferences under Mac
String GetUserDataDir(self)
Return the directory for the user-dependent application data files: $HOME/.appname under Unix, c:Documents and SettingsusernameApplication Datappname under Windows and ~/Library/Application Support/appname under Mac
String GetUserLocalDataDir(self)
Return the directory for user data files which shouldn't be shared with the other machines
  SetInstallPrefix(self, prefix)
Set the program installation directory which is /usr/local by default.

Property Summary
  thisown: The membership flag

Class Variable Summary
int ResourceCat_Max = 2                                                                     
int ResourceCat_Messages = 1                                                                     
int ResourceCat_None = 0                                                                     

Instance Method Details

GetConfigDir(self)

Return the directory with system config files: /etc under Unix, 'c:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication Data' under Windows, /Library/Preferences for Mac

Returns:
String

GetDataDir(self)

Return the location of the application's global, (i.e. not user-specific,) data files: prefix/share/appname under Unix, 'c:Program Filesppname' under Windows, appname.app/Contents/SharedSupport app bundle directory under Mac.

Returns:
String

GetDocumentsDir(self)

Return the Documents directory for the current user.

C:Documents and SettingsusernameDocuments under Windows, $HOME under Unix and ~/Documents under Mac

Returns:
String

GetExecutablePath(self)

Return the path (directory+filename) of the running executable or an empty string if it couldn't be determined. The path is returned as an absolute path whenever possible.

Returns:
String

GetInstallPrefix(self)

Get the program installation prefix. The default is the prefix where Python is installed. (This function only has meaning on Unix systems.)

Returns:
String

GetLocalDataDir(self)

Return the location for application data files which are host-specific. Same as GetDataDir except under Unix where it is /etc/appname

Returns:
String

GetLocalizedResourcesDir(self, lang, category=ResourceCat_None)

Get localized resources directory containing the resource files of the specified category for the given language.

In general this is just GetResourcesDir()/lang under Windows and Unix and GetResourcesDir()/lang.lproj under Mac but is something quite different under Unix for the message catalog category (namely the standard prefix/share/locale/lang/LC_MESSAGES.)

Parameters:
lang
           (type=String)

category
           (type=int)

Returns:
String

GetPluginsDir(self)

Return the directory where the loadable modules (plugins) live: prefix/lib/appname under Unix, program directory under Windows and Contents/Plugins app bundle subdirectory under Mac

Returns:
String

GetResourcesDir(self)

Get resources directory. Resources are auxiliary files used by the application and include things like image and sound files.

Same as GetDataDir for all platforms except Mac where it returns Contents/Resources subdirectory of the app bundle.

Returns:
String

GetTempDir(self)

Return the user's directory for temporary files.

Returns:
String

GetUserConfigDir(self)

Return the directory for the user config files: $HOME under Unix, 'c:Documents and Settingsusername' under Windows, and ~/Library/Preferences under Mac

Only use this if you have a single file to put there, otherwise GetUserDataDir is more appropriate

Returns:
String

GetUserDataDir(self)

Return the directory for the user-dependent application data files: $HOME/.appname under Unix, c:Documents and SettingsusernameApplication Datappname under Windows and ~/Library/Application Support/appname under Mac

Returns:
String

GetUserLocalDataDir(self)

Return the directory for user data files which shouldn't be shared with the other machines

Same as GetUserDataDir for all platforms except Windows where it is the 'Local SettingsApplication Datappname' directory.

Returns:
String

SetInstallPrefix(self, prefix)

Set the program installation directory which is /usr/local by default. This value will be used by other methods such as GetDataDir and GetPluginsDir as the prefix for what they return. (This function only has meaning on Unix systems.)

Parameters:
prefix
           (type=String)


Static Method Details

Get()

Return the global standard paths singleton

Returns:
StandardPaths

Property Details

thisown

The membership flag


Class Variable Details

ResourceCat_Max

Type:
int
Value:
2                                                                     

ResourceCat_Messages

Type:
int
Value:
1                                                                     

ResourceCat_None

Type:
int
Value:
0                                                                     

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