ActiveState/appdirs
A small Python module for determining appropriate platform-specific dirs, e.g. a "user data dir". observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5880
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1300
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1079 stars · 98 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A small Python module for determining appropriate platform-specific directories, such as user data, config, cache, and log dirs, across macOS, Windows, and Linux. It is a single-file library that has been officially deprecated in favor of the actively maintained platformdirs fork.
Use cases
- find the correct user data directory for my app on any OS
- get platform-specific config and cache directories in Python
- store application logs in the right location per platform
- follow XDG base directory spec on Linux
- determine roaming vs local appdata paths on Windows
When to choose
- you maintain a legacy codebase already depending on appdirs
- you need a tiny single-module dependency you can vendor privately
When to avoid
- starting a new project - use platformdirs instead
- you need ongoing bug fixes or new platform support
- you need anything beyond directory path resolution
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
file-system configuration-management developer-tools cross-platform operating-systems python cross-platform windows app-directories xdg deprecated user-data-dir macos linux
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ActiveState/appdirs · fetched 2026-08-28 · d28a30cb26a3
- homepage: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/appdirs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1bd82996857a
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/appdirs/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 006641433802
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ActiveState/appdirs | main | 23 |
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