path_utils.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
#
# Skaer media server
# Copyright (c) 2019 Emil Penchev
#
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#   http://skaermedia.org
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import os
import sys
import codecs


def is_windows():
    return sys.platform.startswith('win')


def is_linux():
    return sys.platform.startswith('linux')


def is_macosx():
    return sys.platform.startswith('darwin')


def get_basepath():
    """ Return the base path where all database, cached streams and config files are stored. """
   
    def fallbackpath():
        base_folder = 'skaer'
        return os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), base_folder)

    basepath = ''
    if is_linux():
        base_folder = '.skaer'
        if 'HOME' in os.environ:
            basepath = os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], base_folder)
        else:
            basepath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.local', 'share', base_folder)
    elif is_windows():
        base_folder = 'skaer'
        basepath = os.path.join(os.environ['APPDATA'], base_folder)
    elif is_macosx():
        base_folder = '.skaer'
        basepath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), 'Library', 'Application Support', base_folder)

    if not basepath:
        basepath = fallbackpath()

    if not os.path.exists(basepath):
        os.makedirs(basepath)

    return basepath


def get_resourcepath(dirname):
    return os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir, dirname))


def stripext(filename):
    """ Remove the extension part of a filename """

    if '.' in filename:
        return filename[:filename.rindex('.')]
    return filename