`astropy.config.paths:get_cache_dir_path`

source: /astropy/config/paths.py :87

Signature

def get_cache_dir_path ( rootname : str = astropy ) → Path

Summary

Determines the Astropy cache directory name and creates the directory if it doesn't exist.

Extended Summary

This directory is typically $HOME/.astropy/cache, but if the XDG_CACHE_HOME environment variable is set and the $XDG_CACHE_HOME/astropy directory exists, it will be that directory. If neither exists, the former will be created and symlinked to the latter.

Parameters

rootname : str: Name of the root cache directory. For example, if rootname = 'pkgname', the cache directory will be <cache>/.pkgname/.

Returns

cachedir : Path: The absolute path to the cache directory.

Aliases

astropy.config.get_cache_dir_path