A Python package for determining platform-specific directories (e.g. user data, config, cache, logs). Handles the differences between macOS, Windows, Linux/Unix, and Android so you don't have to.
tox-dev/platformdirs has 1,000 GitHub stars. It gained 0 stars over 1 recorded day in the last 7 days and +7 over 10 recorded days in the last 30 days (snapshots through Nov 6, 2026).
Its biggest recent day was Oct 25, 2026, with +2 stars.
It currently ranks #23686 daily, #24334 weekly, #5911 monthly by momentum on Trending Repos; its best-ever rank is #1079.
Trending Repos first recorded it on May 18, 2026.
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